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Hartford, CT Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

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Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified August 2026

Key Facts

Fine
$250 per violation
Repeat penalty
New violation every 3 hours
Effective date
May 12, 2025
Exception
Active delivery, unloading, or service
Vehicle removal
At owner's expense

Summary

Hartford bars parking tractor-trailers, semi-trailers, commercial vehicle combinations, and box trucks on city streets, with a $250 fine per violation, removal at the owner's expense, and a new violation every 3 hours of noncompliance.

There shall be a fine for the parking of any tractor, tractor-trailer, trailer, tractor-trailer unit, semi-trailer, commercial vehicle combination or box truck on any city street(s) or arterial highway... The fine shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per violation and the vehicle subject to removal at owner's expense, with a separate violation incurred for every additional three (3) hours of noncompliance...except for the purpose of active delivery, unloading, or service. This section shall take effect May 12, 2025.

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Full Breakdown

Sec. 22-26(h) of the Hartford Municipal Code fines the parking of any tractor, tractor-trailer, trailer, tractor-trailer unit, semi-trailer, commercial vehicle combination, or box truck on any city street or arterial highway, unless the vehicle is actively making a delivery, unloading, or being serviced. The fine is $250 per violation, the vehicle is subject to removal at the owner's expense, and a separate violation accrues for every additional three hours the vehicle remains noncompliant. The vehicle-type definitions track Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-260n. The provision was added by a 2025 ordinance and took effect May 12, 2025.

Violations & Fines

$250 fine per violation, towing/removal at the owner's expense, and an additional $250 violation for every further 3-hour period the truck remains parked unlawfully on a city street.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can tractor-trailers park on Hartford city streets?
Only while actively delivering, unloading, or being serviced. Sec. 22-26(h) fines other tractor-trailer or box-truck street parking $250 per violation, with removal at the owner's expense.
How is repeat noncompliance penalized?
A separate $250 violation is incurred for every additional three hours the vehicle remains parked unlawfully, per Sec. 22-26(h)(3).

Sources & Official References

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