Bridgeport, CT Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Max distance from curb
- 12 inches
- Driveway-blocking fine
- $40.00
- Hydrant clearance
- 10 feet, $80 fine
- Intersection/crosswalk buffer
- 25 feet
- Late-payment penalty
- doubles after 14 days
Summary
Bridgeport bans parking more than 12 inches from the curb, blocking a driveway, or stopping within 25 feet of an intersection or crosswalk, each with its own police-issued fine.
No person driving or controlling a vehicle shall stop or cause or permit the same to be stopped or parked:1.Beyond the legal parking time established for such area or parked overtime in any parking meter space;2.More than twelve (12) inches from the curb;3.Upon or obstruct any crossing of any street;4.Within the intersection of any street;5.Within twenty-five (25) feet of any intersection or a marked crosswalk;6.Within twenty-five (25) feet of a duly erected stop sign;7.So to obstruct a driveway;8.On a public sidewalk and/or any other portion (including, but not limited to, the curb and the grassy or dirt strip between the curb and the paved portion of the sidewalk) of the city's right-of-way other than the paved portion of the street;9.So to obstruct the free movement of traffic and/or constitute a traffic hazard;10.Within a designated handicapped parking space and who does not display an official state handicapped parking permit on their vehicle;11.Within an established bus stop zone;12.Within a fire zone marked "no parking fire zone tow away zone" and13.Within ten feet of a hydrant.
Full Breakdown
City Code § 10.12.010 lists specific on-street parking violations enforced by the Bridgeport Police Department: parking over 12 inches from the curb, blocking a driveway, stopping within 25 feet of an intersection, crosswalk, or stop sign, parking within 10 feet of a hydrant, in a bus stop zone, or overtime at a meter. Each violation carries its own fixed fine, and unpaid tickets escalate after 14 days.
Violations & Fines
Curb-distance violation $40; blocking a driveway $40; hydrant zone $80; unpaid fines double after 14 days.
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