Danbury, CT Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Grace period
- 2 hours after declaration
- Who declares it
- the Mayor
- Enforcement
- police tow authority
Summary
Once the Mayor declares a snow emergency, Danbury requires vehicles to clear City streets within two hours or face towing under Code § 46-124, with cars allowed back only after plowing operations end.
(a)No vehicle shall be permitted to park or remain stationary on any City street or highway so as to obstruct, hinder or otherwise delay snow-and-ice-control operations. All such vehicles must be removed no later than two (2) hours after the start of a snow emergency, as defined herein, and may be returned after all snow-and-ice-control operations have ceased.(b)The Police Department is authorized and empowered to take possession of and to remove any parked vehicle or vehicles which obstruct traffic or prevent snow or ice removal on such streets and highways.(c)The procedure for removing and towing such vehicles shall be the same as that prescribed in this article relating to the removal of illegally parked vehicles. The cost, recording, recovery of such vehicles, violations and penalties are also as prescribed in this article.(d)A snow emergency, pursuant to this section, is deemed to be in effect once declared by the Mayor, with and after consultation with the Director of Public Works or his designee, and upon the dispatching of snow and ice removal equipment.(e)Upon such declaration by the Mayor, snow-and-ice-removal protocol, as may be established, shall be deemed to be in effect until the cessation of snow-and-ice-removal operations or as otherwise may be declared. (Code 1961, § 19-60; Ord. No. 207, § 5, 7-1-1975; Ord. No. 242, 4-3-1979; Ord. No. 693, 12-2-2008)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 2).
Full Breakdown
Section 46-124 bars parking on any city street that obstructs snow-and-ice-control operations once the Mayor, in consultation with the Director of Public Works, declares a snow emergency and dispatches removal equipment. Vehicles must be off the street no later than two hours after the emergency starts and may return only after operations cease. The Police Department is authorized to tow or otherwise remove any vehicle blocking plowing, following the same towing and storage procedures used for illegally parked vehicles elsewhere in the article.
Violations & Fines
Vehicles obstructing plowing may be towed at the owner's expense under the article's removal procedures, plus the standard parking fine schedule in § 46-116(a).
Frequently Asked Questions
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