ANSONIA - Winter parking regulations will be in effect from Dec. 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014, police spokesman Lt. Andrew Cota said today.
There shall be in the city a 24-hour a day, seven days a week, parking ban on all city streets and highways.
The purpose is to allow snow equipment to remove snow and ice as quickly as possible from all city streets and highways, with the following exceptions*:
For this winter season:
Motor vehicles shall be allowed to be parked, starting on Dec. 1, 2013, on the odd-numbered side of municipal streets continuing until March 31, 2014.
City streets that display “No Parking Signs” shall be exempt from alternate side parking during the winter parking season in the area designated by the “No Parking Signs.”
These streets include: South Cliff Street, North State Street, Crescent Street (Howard Avenue to Day Street), Franklin Street (Jackson Street to Wakelee Avenue), Colony Street, Division Street and North Spring Street (from Hill Street to Jewett Street), High Street (Lester Street to Howard Avenue), Doyle Drive, Fourth Street (Gatison Park area), Church Street, Holbrook Street (Pork Hollow to Jackson Street) and Pork Hollow.
Parking is permitted on the even numbered side of Fifth Street, the even numbered side of Jewett Street (North Spring Street to Platt Street) and the even numbered side of Hotchkiss Terrace (the area west of Kathy Lane) during the parking ban.
Parking is prohibited on the following streets: Stage Coach Road, Remer Street, Union Street, Crowley Street, Pleasant Street, Beaver Street, (North Street to the Seymour line), Holbrook Court and Father Lar Drive, Lawton Terrace, Crescent Street (Howard Avenue to Lester Street), North Fourth Street, Prospect Street, (Moulthrop Street to Viselli Court), Rockwood Avenue Ext., Viselli Court, Walkers Court, Oak Lane and Carver Street.
Parking is prohibited on Main Street, West Main Street and East Main Street from 12 a.m. (midnight) to 6 a.m.
Parking on North Cliff Street will be limited to only the even-numbered side of the street, regardless of the calendar year.
Any person receiving a written notice for violating the regulation must submit payment of $5 to the Police Department within 48 hours. The fine will increase to $10 after the 48 hours.
Residents should also be aware of the city regulation that requires the removal of snow and ice from sidewalks within six hours from the end of the snowfall.
The owner of the land and or the person having care and control of the property shall be responsible for the removal. Any violation of this may result in an infraction for violation of a town ordinance.
This is a press release from the Ansonia Police Department.
