New Britain, CT Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)

New Britain's snow emergency rules sit in Division 4 of Chapter 15. Sec. 15-118 imposes a fixed nightly ban: from December first through April fifteenth each year, no one may park or leave parked any vehicle on a designated "snow emergency route" between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., and the mayor must post distinctive, uniform signs along every such route. Separately, Sec. 15-117 lets the mayor declare a broader, storm-triggered prohibition covering snow emergency routes and secondary streets whenever falling or forecast snow, sleet or freezing rain will require expedited traffic and street plowing; the mayor must publicly announce the declaration, including when it takes effect, and record each announcement, and may terminate the prohibition once conditions clear.

Sec. 15-119 requires the driver of a stalled vehicle violating either ban to make immediate efforts to have it towed or pushed off the roadway, or face a separate violation. Sec. 15-120 authorizes the police department to remove any vehicle parked, stalled or abandoned in violation of the division to a city-designated garage or lot; the owner must show proof of identity and right to possession, sign a receipt, and pay removal and accrued storage costs before recovering it. Sec. 15-121 lists dozens of designated snow emergency routes by name, including Broad Street, Farmington Avenue, East Main Street and Corbin Avenue, so drivers must check posted signage on their specific block to know which ban applies.