Stratford, CT Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)

Stratford Code § 203-7, adopted by the Town Council and last amended 7-9-2012 by Ord. No. 12-18, makes alternate-side parking self-activating. It takes effect without further notice during any period of snow and/or ice and stays in force on all Town streets that have accumulated snow on any part of the street, so plows are not blocked by a parked car. The Mayor can extend the rule to days with no snow or ice, or suspend it altogether, and the same section covers any other emergency condition affecting the health and welfare of the Town, as determined by the Mayor and/or the Chief of Police.

The schedule follows the calendar date. The odd-numbered side of the street is open on odd-numbered days and the even-numbered side on even-numbered days of the month, and each day runs from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. the next morning. A vehicle on the wrong side during a snowstorm or declared emergency is ticketed and towed at the direction of the Stratford Police Department, and it stays impounded until the owner pays the towing and storage charges the Police Department sets. A clergyman, physician or utility serviceman performing duties during the emergency is exempt from the side-of-street requirement.

Two further rules sit in the same section. Anyone with access to a driveway cannot let a vehicle owned by him or a household member stay on the adjoining public street during a snow emergency, and no person can cause snow or ice to be deposited by him on any public street or sidewalk. Sidewalks carry a separate duty: § 186-53 requires the owner or possessor of the adjoining premises to clear snow, ice or sleet within 24 hours of accumulation.