Updates
Two Year Priority Wait List
The Board of Selectmen approved a three-month extension for Priority Wait List permit holders. Any commuter who put their permit on hold during the COVID pandemic and remains on the Priority Wait List after September 1, 2023 will have until November 15, 2023 to elect to either reinstate their permit or go back to the end of the Regular Wait List for obtaining a permit in the future on a non-priority basis.
Any commuter who currently does not have an active permit or is not on the Priority Wait List may obtain a Talmadge Hill permit or may join the Regular Wait List for the Richmond Hill and/or Lumberyard lots.
The Board of Selectman approved at a meeting held on January 31, 2023, an increase in parking meter rates and parking fines. These rates will become effective April 1, 2023. The new rates and new parking fines are as follows:
Parking Meter Rate Increase:
Morse Court, Park Street and Playhouse lots:
Increase Rates:
15 minutes – from $.25 to $.30
30 minutes – from $.50 to $.55
45 minutes – from $.75 to $.80
1 hour – from $1.00 to $1.25
The 6 hour spaces in the Playhouse lot will increase from $3.00 to $3.50.
Center and Locust lots:
Increase Rate:
1 hour – from $.50 to $.55
Parking Fine Increase:
Violation From To
Unpaid Space $25.00 $30.00
Overtime Parking $25.00 $30.00
Loading Zone $30.00 $35.00
No Parking Zone $30.00 $35.00
Crosswalk $75.00 $80.00
Double Parking $50.00 $55.00
No Permit $30.00 $35.00
Unpaid Space-Railroad $30.00 $35.00
Update on Commuter Parking Renewals and Changes Regarding Downtown Parking Lots - Updated June 3, 2021
At its meetings on May 18 and June 1, 2021, the Board of Selectmen took action on several recommendations from the Parking Commission:Commuter Parking Renewals
The Board of Selectmen approved the recommendation from the Parking Commission that commuter permit renewals will become effective on September 1, 2021 and going forward, renewals will continue to take place on September 1st. In addition, a commuter who chooses not to renew/defer a permit renewal due to their current commuting status may remain on a priority list for two years. This two year period starts on September 1, 2021 and ends August 31, 2023. Their permit may be reinstated in their assigned lot at anytime during this two year period. Should a commuter not renew/reinstate their permit by the August 31, 2023 deadline they will have to go back on a wait list. Please contact the Parking Department if you would like to renew/reinstate a permit.
Parking enforcement in the commuter permit lots and daily spaces in the New Canaan train station lot and the Talmadge Hill lot as well as the Boxcar spaces at the Talmadge Hill lot will resume on September 1, 2021.
Boxcar spaces at St. Aloysius Church will continue to require payment.
Saturday Enforcement of Park Street and Playhouse Parking Lots:
The Board of Selectmen approved the Parking Commission's recommendation that metered parking be charged on Saturday's between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm in the Park Street and Playhouse parking lots beginning July 1, 2021, as is currently the case with the Morse Court lot. The reason for this change is to enable enforcement of the requirement that town workers who have free permits to park in the Center School and Locust Avenue lots Monday through Friday also park in those lots on Saturdays, and not to park in the Park Street and Playhouse lots which are intended for shoppers and restaurant patrons.
Additional Electric Vehicle Charging Stations:
The Board of Selectmen approved the Parking Commission's recommendation to add an additional EV charging station at the Morse Court parking lot next to the existing charging station, and, in addition, that a new EV charging station be installed behind the Town Hall Annex.
PayByPhone Added to Downtown Parking Lots:
In addition, the Town has implemented the mobile payment app PayByPhone in all downtown parking lots. PayByPhone is an easy-to-use mobile, contactless parking payment option. Residents who park in one of the downtown lots may enter the space number, license plate number and the amount of time to be purchased. The app is easily downloaded through the Apple Store or Google Play. Each downtown lot has its own PayByPhone location number to be entered into the app. To use PayByPhone, just create an account and enter the information required. (Carrier rated may apply.)