Ridgefield, CT Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Vehicles allowed
- One commercial motor vehicle per lot
- Max GVW
- 18,000 pounds
- Max height
- 10 feet, tire bottom to top
- Max axles
- Two axles
- Max cargo box
- 10 feet in length
- Operator residency
- Must reside on the premises
Summary
Ridgefield allows one commercial motor vehicle per residential lot as an accessory use, but Zoning Regulations § 3.3.A.5 caps it at 18,000 pounds GVW, two axles, ten feet in height and a ten-foot cargo box, and requires the vehicle's operator to live on the property.
5. Commercial motor vehicle - One commercial vehicle per lot or premises, with or without logos, subject to all of the following: a. the operator of the commercial vehicle must reside on the premises; b. the vehicle must have a current Connecticut DMV registration; c. the vehicle shall have no more than two axles; d. the maximum Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) shall not exceed 18,000 pounds; e. the vehicle shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height, measured from the bottom of the tire to the top of the vehicle, including any load or equipment; f. the cargo box, open or closed, shall not exceed ten (10) feet in length.
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Full Breakdown
5 sets the residential accessory-use standard for parking a work truck at home. It allows one commercial vehicle per lot or premises, with or without logos, but only if all six conditions in the subsection are met: the operator must reside on the premises (a); the vehicle must carry a current Connecticut DMV registration (b); it cannot have more than two axles (c); its Gross Vehicle Weight cannot exceed 18,000 pounds (d); it cannot exceed ten feet in height, measured from the bottom of the tire to the top of the vehicle including any load or equipment (e); and its cargo box, open or closed, cannot exceed ten feet in length (f).
2 that caps enclosed vehicle storage at 4 to 8 bays depending on lot size unless the Commission grants a Special Permit for more. 5 authorizes, tying the two provisions together: a resident running a home business cannot use extra commercial vehicles on-site as a workaround to the one-truck limit.
Violations & Fines
Parking a second commercial vehicle, or one that exceeds the 18,000-pound GVW, two-axle, ten-foot height or ten-foot cargo-box limits, is a zoning violation even though the base use needs no permit. The ZEO can issue a correction notice under § 9.4.C giving ten days to remove or bring the vehicle into compliance, and continued noncompliance carries the per-day fines and injunctive remedies of Chapter 124 of the Connecticut General Statutes under § 9.4.D.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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