New Haven, CT Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Weight limit
- 10,000 lbs maximum
- Length limit
- 20 feet maximum
- Fine
- $100 (Group IV violation)
- Service exception
- Allowed while actively servicing the area
Summary
New Haven bars parking any vehicle over 10,000 pounds, or longer than 20 feet, taller than 12 feet, or wider than 8 feet, on a street in a residential, park, or cemetery zone, day or night.
No person having the custody and control of a vehicle or vehicles weighing in excess of 10,000 lbs, or with dimensions exceeding any of the following: Twenty (20) feet in length, twelve (12) feet in height or eight (8) feet in width, shall be permitted to park on any street in any residential, park or cemetery zone at any time of the day or night. However, such vehicles shall be permitted in residential, park or cemetery zones when in the conduct of a service being simultaneously performed.
Any operator or person operating such vehicle or vehicles in violation of the above provisions shall be subject to a penalty as set forth in section 29-30(a), herein.
(Ord. of 1-6-75; Ord. of 3-7-88, § 12; Ord. No. 1956, 2-21-23)
Editor's note— An ordinance of Jan. 6, 1975, effective Feb. 6, 1975, did not specifically amend the Code, hence codification as § 29-53 was at the editor's discretion.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31 | Zoning: Supplement 32).
Full Breakdown
Section 29-53 of the New Haven Code of Ordinances prohibits parking a vehicle exceeding 10,000 pounds, or exceeding 20 feet in length, 12 feet in height, or 8 feet in width, on any street within a residential, park, or cemetery zone at any hour. The one exception is a vehicle actively performing a service call in the zone at that moment, such as a delivery or utility truck mid-job. Violators are cited under the fine set by section 29-30(a), which the city's schedule lists as a Group IV, $100 penalty for a commercial vehicle in a residential area, and the vehicle can be ticketed on the spot.
Violations & Fines
Parking an oversized or over-10,000-lb vehicle in a residential, park, or cemetery zone is a $100 Group IV violation under section 29-30(a); unpaid fines double after 15 days and triple after 30.
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