Waterbury, CT Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Automatic-notice trigger
- Snowfall of 5 inches or more
- Standard notice period
- At least 1 hour advance, when practical
- Notice methods
- Signs, street closure, newspaper, radio
- Penalty tier
- Group III under § 70.55
- Governing section
- Waterbury Code § 70.02
Summary
A snowfall of five inches or more in Waterbury automatically counts as legal notice that street parking is prohibited to allow plowing, even without posted signs. The city can also declare parking emergencies for icy conditions and must give an hour's advance notice by sign, media broadcast or newspaper whenever practical.
Any snowfall of five inches or more shall, in itself, be deemed sufficient notice that any parking will obstruct traffic or the removal of snow upon a public street or highway and is prohibited.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-8: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through September 8, 2025).
Full Breakdown
02 authorizes the city to suspend or restrict parking on any street or highway whenever a snowfall of five inches or more occurs, whenever streets become icy, or whenever any other weather emergency requires it for public safety, plowing, or preventing traffic obstruction. The restriction can cover the whole city or just a portion of a street, and lasts for as long as public necessity, the street condition, or the emergency continues. ' That means once five inches has fallen, no separate sign, broadcast or newspaper notice is legally required before a parked car becomes a violation; the snow total itself is the notice. 55.
Violations & Fines
Parking during a declared snow emergency is a Group III violation under § 70.55(A)(1)(c), the same tier as illegal handicapped-space parking, and carries the schedule fine set under § 41.11. Vehicles left in violation are subject to towing under § 70.60, with removal, towing and storage costs charged to the owner and forming a lien on the vehicle; the fine doubles under § 70.55(B) if unpaid within 14 calendar days.
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