Resident Parking Permit Now Available, Required In Beach District

EAST HAVEN, CT — East Haven residents can now apply for a parking permit that will be required to park in the city's beach district starting Monday.

Applications for the permit are free and can be found online. Residents can apply it to their car by registering their vehicle in the application portal.

Residents without internet access can apply for a permit at the East Haven Town Hall or the East Haven Police Department, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Permits will be required to park in the beach district from May 15 to Oct. 15 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m., a news release from the police department said.

The permit will be required to park on Atwater Street, Bradford Avenue, Cambridge Court, Center Avenue, Coe Avenue (south of the intersection of Soundview Avenue to Cosey Beach Avenue), Cold Spring Street, Cosey Beach Avenue, Cosey Beach Road (from Coe Avenue to Catherine Street), Dewey Avenue, First Avenue, George Street (south of Soundview Avenue), Henry Street (south of Soundview Avenue), Hobson Avenue, Jamaica Court, Palmetto Trail, Phillip Street, Seaview Avenue, Second Avenue, Stevens Street (south of Soundview Avenue) and Wilkenda Avenue.

Individuals who live on one of the affected streets can apply for a "Residential E Permit (Beach District)" and all other city residents can apply for the standard "Residential Permit," the news release said. Approval of an E Permit does not guarantee available parking.

Residents will be given two guest passes that non-residents can use to park on the affected streets by displaying it in their rearview mirror or registering their car online, police said. Non-residents can also pay to park in the Grove Parking Lot on Coe/Cosey Beach Avenue.

Police will enforce the program by using a handheld device to scan license plates in the "permit parking only" zone. Cars that do not have a valid parking permit may be towed at the officer's discretion and owner's expense, police said.

Mayor Joseph A. Carfora said in a letter to residents that the program was born out of a collaboration between the Town Council, Police Commission and police department, and was the result of multiple public hearings where town officials heard from residents in the affected area.

"The purpose of the permit parking program is to improve the quality of life for the East Haven Town Beach community and visitors by providing a user-friendly and environmentally-conscious solution," the department said. "It is our goal to reduce parking congestion, traffic hazards, and illegal activities in and around the beach area."

Anyone with questions about the program can contact the East Haven Town Hall at (203) 468-3204 or the East Haven Police Department at (203) 468-3820.