Greenwich, CT

The Town of Greenwich reserves specific municipal parking spaces at Town Hall and the Town Hall Garage exclusively for electric vehicle charging, as signed and posted under the town's…

In the Town of Greenwich, Sec. 14-40 lets the Traffic Authority, the Board of Selectmen acting as the Police Commission, declare a parking ban, snow alert or snow emergency whenever…

Greenwich bars parking on any street within five feet of a private driveway or alleyway without the owner's permission, under Code of Ordinances Sec. 14-4(a). Enforcement runs through…

Greenwich bars parking or leaving standing an oversized or heavy vehicle on a residential street between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under Code of Ordinances Sec. 14-17.4, covering…

Streets in Schedule X of the Code of Ordinances are reserved for Greenwich residential permit parking under Sec. 14-11: only vehicles displaying the proper permit may park there during…

Greenwich has no blanket overnight parking curfew, but Sec. 14-17.1 of the Code of Ordinances caps how long any vehicle may sit in one spot: no car may stay on a street or…

Sec. 14-18 of the Code of Ordinances limits any vehicle in a Schedule XIV loading or unloading zone to only as long as loading or unloading actually takes; lingering past that draws a…

Greenwich's nuisance ordinance treats an inoperative, abandoned or discarded motor vehicle or motor vehicle parts as a public nuisance once found in substantial quantity on a property…

A Connecticut private commercial lot may tow an unauthorized vehicle only if it has posted conspicuous signage saying vehicles may be removed or booted and telling you where the…

Construction, drilling and demolition work that exceeds Greenwich's noise limits is barred on weekdays from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., before 9:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays…

Greenwich caps outdoor noise at fixed decibel levels measured beyond the property line, with separate ceilings for daytime and nighttime and for residential versus business emitters. A…

Greenwich defines nighttime as 10:01 p.m. to 6:59 a.m. and, within a slightly wider curfew, bars running power saws, drills, sanders, grinders and lawn or garden tools loud enough to…

Leaf blowers in Greenwich cannot run before 8:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, or outside 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on weekends and holidays, and gas blowers are barred entirely…

Aircraft noise regulation in Connecticut is preempted by the federal Airport Noise and Capacity Act and FAA authority. Neither cities nor the state may impose flight path or…

Connecticut General Statutes Section 22-363 prohibits owning or harboring a dog that creates a nuisance through excessive barking or other disturbance, applying uniformly statewide as…

The Town of Greenwich lets residents keep chickens and other livestock under Code of Ordinances Article 9, but a coop housing ten or more fowl or pigeons must sit at least 50 feet from…

Greenwich's Code of Ordinances lets the Board of Health designate public areas and buildings as restricted zones where dogs must be kept on a secure leash under ten feet, per Section…

Greenwich's Code of Ordinances Section 4-115 lets the Board of Health designate public parklands as areas where feeding or depositing food for wild waterfowl or other birds is…

Connecticut law requires anyone owning one or more bee hives to register with the State Entomologist upon acquiring bees and again every year by October 1. Registration is free…

Connecticut state law expressly preempts municipalities from enacting breed-specific dog regulations, prohibiting any city or town ordinance that bans, restricts, or regulates dogs…

Connecticut criminalizes animal cruelty including hoarding under state law, with statewide felony provisions for severe neglect and authority for state animal control officers to seize…

Greenwich has no standing watering-day schedule, but once the Board of Selectmen declares a water shortage under Code of Ordinances § 10-28, sprinkling or irrigating lawns, gardens and…

Greenwich orders a property owner along a public highway to cut and remove bushes, hedges, weeds, thistles and briars growing within the highway and fronting the land under Code of…

Cutting, pruning or removing any tree, shrub or woody vegetation on Town of Greenwich owned property requires a permit from the Tree Warden under Code of Ordinances Sec. 13-9. The…

Connecticut requires large commercial food waste generators producing 26+ tons annually to separate organics for recycling at certified composting facilities under CGS § 22a-226e. The…

Connecticut law universally requires every municipality to appoint a tree warden with exclusive authority over the care, pruning, and removal of trees within public roads, parks, and…

Greenwich's Code of Ordinances does not set its own fireworks rules. Section 8-7(b)(4) of Chapter 8, Pollution, exempts the use of fireworks where use is authorized under State law…

Section 8-8 of the Code of Ordinances bars burning tree leaves and yard rakings in a way that causes nuisance, detriment or annoyance to any person or the public, and goes further by…

Greenwich's air pollution chapter bans open fuel burning that sends combustion products into the air without pollution controls, but Code of Ordinances Section 8-7(b)(1) carves out…

Connecticut General Statutes 23-49a forbids kindling any open-air fire within one hundred feet of woodland, brushland, or adjacent dried grass when the State Forest Fire Warden…

Connecticut law treats a tiny home on a residential lot as an "accessory apartment" under CGS 8-1a(b)(1): a separate dwelling unit on the same lot as a larger principal home, with its…

Connecticut Statutes Sections 52-480 and 52-570 grant private remedies against malicious spite fences exceeding useful purpose, while Section 47-49 mandates shared maintenance of…

A Connecticut cottage food operation is licensed annually by the Department of Consumer Protection, not by the town, for an annual fee the commissioner sets at no more than one hundred…

Connecticut Office of Early Childhood licenses all family child care homes statewide. Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 19a-87b preempts municipal zoning that would prohibit licensed homes serving…

Connecticut has never created a microenterprise home kitchen permit. Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 19a-36i(a) requires a permit from the local director of health for any food establishment…

Connecticut imposes a 15% room occupancy tax on short-term rentals of 30 days or fewer, collected statewide by the Department of Revenue Services. The tax applies uniformly regardless…

Connecticut requires anti-entrapment drain covers compliant with federal Pool and Spa Safety Act and state lifeguard standards at public pools, with universal application across all…

Sound from a parade, carnival or other special public event in Greenwich is exempt from the town's noise ordinance only once the organizer has obtained a valid permit from the town…

A general sale, fair, auction or bazaar held or sponsored by a government body, PTA or 501(c)(3) in the Town of Greenwich does not need a vendor permit, but must still follow the Parks…

Greenwich requires a permit from the Director of Parks and Recreation before any group of more than 25 people reserves a Town park area for a special or private gathering, under Code…

In the Town of Greenwich, a tenant who believes a rental charge is excessive or that a rental unit fails a health and safety code files a written complaint with the Fair Rent…

In the Town of Greenwich, Code of Ordinances Chapter 6, Article 2 bars any excavation, grading or filling that interferes with surface water flow, drainage or natural water courses…

In the Town of Greenwich, an excavation, grading or filling permit application under Code of Ordinances § 6-213(a)(12) must detail soil erosion control methods, and completed work must…

Anyone operating a marine dock in Greenwich, meaning a dock or floating facility that supplies fuel, provisions or paid moorings, must first obtain an unrevoked license from the…

The Connecticut Coastal Management Act (Sec. 22a-90 et seq.) requires consistency review of all development within the coastal boundary. DEEP and municipalities enforce uniform…

In the Town of Greenwich, Sec. 14-38 of the Code of Ordinances sets the rules for riding a bicycle on Town streets, sidewalks and other public areas. Riders cannot operate recklessly…

The Town of Greenwich authorizes automated traffic enforcement safety devices (ATESDs) in school zones, pedestrian safety zones and other approved locations under Code of Ordinances…

Connecticut runs golf carts and low-speed vehicles on opposite defaults. A golf cart may only go on a public street where the traffic authority of that city, town or borough has…

In the Town of Greenwich, Sec. 14-38 of the Code of Ordinances bars skateboarding on any sidewalk or public area listed in Schedule IXA and on any public Town roadway. Skaters riding…

Greenwich makes it unlawful for anyone under the legal drinking age to possess or consume alcoholic liquor on any public property in Town, from streets and sidewalks to parks, beaches…

Greenwich requires a muffler or equivalent noise-reduction apparatus on any stationary internal combustion engine or air-compressor equipment, a rule that reaches portable and standby…

A mobile food vendor must get a Town permit from the Consumer Affairs Coordinator, approved by the Chief of Police, before vending anywhere in the Town of Greenwich, paying $250 a year…

A Town of Greenwich food vendor cannot sell within 1,000 feet of a school during session hours, or within 10 feet of a driveway or bus stop or 25 feet of an intersection or marked…

In the Town of Greenwich, a sidewalk counts as part of the "public street," so a food vendor there must sell straight from a licensed motor vehicle occupying no more than one marked…

In the Town of Greenwich, the Director of Health or an authorized representative inspects dwellings, dwelling units, rooming units and premises to safeguard occupant and public health…

Article 11 of the Greenwich Code of Ordinances, Sections 4-135 through 4-142, lets the Director of Health order a dwelling owner to hire a state-licensed lead consultant and abatement…

Greenwich's noise ordinance does not apply to farming equipment or farming activity, a narrow carve-out inside the chapter's general exclusions rather than a stand-alone right-to-farm…

Connecticut law under CGS Title 8 and 22 supports agricultural zoning, with municipalities required to allow customary farm operations in agricultural districts.

Owners, tenants and occupants of Town of Greenwich property abutting a sidewalk must keep it free of snow and ice within eighteen hours under Code of Ordinances Sec. 11-7, and a…

Greenwich bars placing anything that blocks lawful travel on a public highway, sidewalk or gutter, or displaying goods for sale there, without the Chief of Police's consent, under Code…

Anyone over sixteen who solicits orders door-to-door, on a street or by phone within the Town of Greenwich must register with the Police Department and carry stamped credentials before…

In the Town of Greenwich, acceptable solid waste must sit in a covered, watertight approved container and be removed in an approved container or vehicle at least once a week under Code…

Dumping litter on any Greenwich street, sidewalk or other public place is barred by Code of Ordinances § 9-13 unless it goes into a public or authorized private receptacle, and § 9-19…

Greenwich residents cannot put land-clearing debris, demolition material or discarded machinery out with weekly trash. Code of Ordinances § 9-5 routes all bulky waste to the Town…

Greenwich treats branches, brush, leaves, grass clippings, sod, crops, mulch and wood chips as yard waste under Code of Ordinances § 9-12, and its landscape-debris definition…

Section 8A-1 of the Code of Ordinances establishes a Town Recycling Program whose intent is to require all persons to recycle. Section 8A-2 then lists the required recyclable…

Section 9-4 of the Code of Ordinances requires that all acceptable solid waste be removed from Greenwich properties in approved containers or approved vehicles at least once a week…

Section 8A-4 of the Code of Ordinances requires every person who generates solid waste from residential property to separate recyclable materials from other trash, bars mixing…

Section 9-3 of the Code of Ordinances requires acceptable solid waste to be stored in approved containers, defined in Section 9-1 as covered, watertight containers, with garbage…

Operating a massage establishment in the Town of Greenwich without a Department of Health license is illegal under Code of Ordinances Section 4-121, and licensed establishments cannot…

Connecticut requires retailers to obtain a tobacco and electronic nicotine delivery system dealer license under CGS Title 21a Chapter 420a.

The Town of Greenwich's Housing Standards, Code of Ordinances Chapter 5 Article 1, require every rental dwelling unit to have a working kitchen sink, flush toilet, and heat capable of…

Connecticut evictions begin with a notice to quit possession under Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 47a-23, giving the tenant at least three days to leave. If the tenant stays, the landlord files…

Connecticut General Statutes § 47a-23c grants statewide just-cause eviction protection to elderly tenants 62 or older, tenants with disabilities, and certain mobile manufactured home…

Under Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 47a-16, a landlord must give the tenant reasonable written or oral notice of intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times, except in an emergency…

Connecticut law gives tenants a grace period before rent is late: nine days for monthly tenancies and four days for weekly tenancies under Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 47a-15a. Under Sec…

Connecticut has no separate statutory notice period for ending a month-to-month tenancy other than the summary-process notice to quit, which is at least three days under Conn. Gen…

Connecticut has no statewide rent cap and no classic rent control. Instead, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-148b lets municipalities create fair rent commissions that review tenant complaints and…

Connecticut has no statewide rent control and no statute setting a specific advance-notice period for rent increases. A month-to-month increase is effectively a new tenancy term, so…

Under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-6, a landlord must give tenants the name and address of the person authorized to manage the property and accept service. Section 47a-6a lets a municipality…

Connecticut caps a residential security deposit at two months' rent under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21, or one month if the tenant is 62 or older. The landlord must return the deposit…

Connecticut allows title by adverse possession only after open, visible, exclusive and uninterrupted possession for 15 years under Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 52-575; prescriptive easements…

Section 5-36 of the Greenwich Code of Ordinances puts responsibility for exterminating rodents, insects, and other pests on the occupant of a single-unit dwelling, but shifts that duty…

Greenwich's Chapter 8 air pollution ordinance bans burning fuel that sends combustion products into open air without emission controls, but Section 8-7(b)(1) exempts small recreational…

Greenwich property owners, tenants and occupants must clear sidewalk snow and ice within eighteen hours after the snowfall or ice formation stops, under Code of Ordinances Sec. 11-7…

Greenwich's Blight Ordinance, Code of Ordinances Chapter 6D, bans any owner or occupant from letting a building or property become blighted: structurally dangerous, unfit for…

The Town of Greenwich requires the Blight Officer's office to post an online method for residents to file blight complaints on the Town of Greenwich website, under Code of Ordinances…

Greenwich Parks and Recreation sets its own opening and closing hours for every Town park, beach and recreation facility under Code of Ordinances Section 7-30, and bars anyone from…

Connecticut lets any municipality prohibit cannabis retailers outright, or restrict their hours, signage, and location, by amending its zoning regulations or passing a local ordinance…

Connecticut requires a state pistol permit to carry concealed handguns, issued by local authorities under CGS 29-28 with statewide validity.

Since October 1, 2023, Connecticut prohibits the open carry or intentional public display of firearms. Under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-35(a)(2), even a valid pistol permit holder must…

Connecticut requires a state-issued permit to carry a pistol or revolver in a motor vehicle, with strict storage rules for those without a permit under CGS 29-35 and 29-38.

Connecticut fixes almost the entire residential design criteria table statewide: seismic category B, weathering Severe, a 7°F winter design temperature, required ice barrier…

Connecticut sets a single frost line depth of 42 inches for the whole state, written into the state building code rather than left to each town to decide.

Connecticut lists a ground snow load for each of its 169 towns in Appendix AY of the state building code, ranging from 30 psf across most of the state to 40 psf in the northwest hills.

Connecticut's charitable gaming law splits by game type: bingo needs an affirmative town vote before any organization can apply for a permit, while bazaars and raffles have been legal…

Connecticut treats gambling as a crime by default, but C.G.S. § 53-278b(a) exempts natural persons from prosecution for any game, wager, or transaction incidental to a bona fide social…

Connecticut only allows sports wagering through state-licensed operators: the Connecticut Lottery Corporation and the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes, each running one online…

Connecticut requires association board meetings to be open to unit owners, with at least five days' notice and a chance for owners to comment. Closed executive sessions are limited to…

Connecticut's CIOA limits what an association may ban. Under § 47-261b, an association may not prohibit the state flag or political/association signs, must keep U.S.-flag rules…

Since October 1, 2022, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-261g has made any declaration or bylaw that prohibits or unreasonably restricts an electric vehicle charging station in a unit parking…

Connecticut law lets an association levy reasonable fines for rule violations and charge interest or late fees on overdue assessments, but only after giving the unit owner notice and…

A Connecticut association cannot file a foreclosure action on its assessment lien until the owner is at least two months of common expense assessments behind, the association has…

Connecticut does not give unit owners a right to lease. The Common Interest Ownership Act lets a declaration restrict or forbid leasing outright, and Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-224(a)(12)…

Connecticut runs sobriety checkpoints without ever having legislated for them. A text search of the General Statutes and the 2026 Supplement on the Legislative Commissioners’ Office…

Connecticut is one of a small group of states that put the right to film police into a statute with a remedy attached. CGS § 52-571j makes the employer of a peace officer who…

Connecticut has no general stop-and-identify statute. A full-text search of the General Statutes returns no offence of refusing to give a name to a police officer on the street. The…

Connecticut does not merely tell drivers they may refuse a search. CGS § 54-33o, enacted as section 21 of the Police Accountability Act (July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1), forbids a law…

Connecticut sets no statewide content rules for political signs: size, number, and time limits are left to towns. The one statewide limit is General Statutes Sec. 13a-123, which bars…

Public Act 19-117 banned single-use plastic checkout bags statewide effective July 2021 after a transitional ten-cent fee period under CGS Title 22a.

Since July 1, 2024, Connecticut prohibits restaurants and caterers from providing single-use expanded polystyrene (foam) food and beverage containers. Enforcement is by state and local…

Connecticut protects rooftop solar in common interest communities through Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-261b(g), but the protection is deliberately narrow. It applies only where the community…

Connecticut prohibits sale of tobacco, vapor, and electronic nicotine products to anyone under 21 statewide under Public Act 19-13 and CGS 53-344.

Connecticut counts and measures. CGS § 14-96o allows not more than two spot lamps, two fog lamps, two auxiliary passing lamps and two auxiliary driving lamps, and gives each of the…

No Connecticut statute names a dash camera or sets a permitted mounting zone for one. A dash camera is judged under CGS § 14-99f(c), which bars attaching or hanging any article…

Connecticut expressly forbids riding a motorcycle between lanes of traffic and forbids overtaking a car within the lane the motorcycle already occupies, both in Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec…

Since October 1, 2025 a Connecticut number plate must be "substantially unobscured" rather than "entirely unobscured," and the statute now defines that by whether a reasonable person…

Connecticut does not simply leave radar detectors unregulated. CGS § 14-137(a) gives the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles broad power to limit the use of any device or accessory on a…

Connecticut allows studded tires and tire chains only between November 15 and April 30, inclusive. The permission is written as an exception to Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 14-98, which…

Connecticut sets one light transmission figure and applies it to every side window: not less than thirty-five per cent plus or minus three per cent, under CGS § 14-99g(c)(1) for the…