Town of Stratford, CT Article II Parking Permits

[Adopted 5-11-1987]

§ 203-15 Permit required for parking at parks, beaches, recreational areas and municipal properties.

No vehicle shall be parked in any recreational or municipal area posted as a "permit-required area" without a current and valid Stratford motor vehicle windshield emblem affixed and readily visible on the lower portion of the left front windshield or a bumper sticker affixed and readily visible on the left side of the front bumper of said vehicle.

§ 203-16 Permit term.

Motor vehicle parking permits shall be required from April 1 through March 31 of the following year in the areas so posted.

§ 203-17 Issuance of permits.

[Amended 5-8-2023 by Ord. No. 23-06]

A. No person shall be issued a resident parking permit unless he/she shows a valid registration for said motor vehicle registered in the Town of Stratford and proof of paid taxes.

B. Any nonresident taxpayer owning real estate in the Town of Stratford is entitled to one parking permit upon presentation of a paid tax bill in his or her name from the Town of Stratford for the period preceding the application.

C. Any association, corporation, firm, partnership or business which is a taxpayer of the Town of Stratford and which presents a paid tax bill or duplicate of the same for the period immediately preceding the application is allowed one nonresident permit per organization. Additional stickers shall be available for an additional fee set forth in § 203-19.

D. Nonresident employees of the Town of Stratford, after presentation of a motor vehicle registration and proof of employment, may be issued one nonresident parking permit.

E. No permit shall be issued to any person, association, corporation, firm, partnership or business that has unpaid taxes due and owing to the Town of Stratford.

§ 203-18 Validity of stickers.

The Stratford motor vehicle parking emblem or sticker is nontransferable and only valid for a two-year period as indicated on the sticker.

§ 203-19 Fees.

[Amended 5-8-2023 by Ord. No. 23-06]

A. The fees for all parking permits shall be determined by the Town Council.

B. A nonresident yearly permit may be purchased by nontaxpayers or nonresidents for a fee to be determined by the Town Council.

C. A daily motor vehicle parking permit will be issued to a resident without a yearly permit or to a nonresident by the attendant on duty, for a fee to be determined by the Town Council.

D. A nonresident, upon payment of a fee, may park a vehicle in an area posted as "restricted to residents only" as a guest of a resident.

E. A lost Stratford motor vehicle parking emblem or sticker may be replaced at a fee to be determined by the Town Council.

§ 203-20 Validity on other municipal property.

[Amended 5-8-2023 by Ord. No. 23-06]

A resident Stratford motor vehicle windshield emblem or bumper sticker issued to residents or nonresident tax payers will be valid at any municipal property so designated as a "permit-required area" by the Town Council.

§ 203-21 Misuse of permit.

Misuse of a Stratford motor vehicle parking permit may result in the confiscation of said permit, the ejection from the area and/or a fine, said fee to be determined by the Town Council.

§ 203-22 Illegal parking.

No motor vehicle shall be parked in any area other than those so designated and posted as "parking areas." Owners of vehicles parked in violation of said regulations or after posted closing times shall be subject to such fines and tow-away charges as may, from time to time, be in force and effect in the Town applicable to parking on public highways.