I hope that is not true that the town gave him permission. We don't need this unsightly appearance in our town! Also, look how cracked up the cement is! I don't think there is ANY enforcement of parking regulations in Hamden! Maybe a new mayor could change this situation, but he/she would probably be up against the entrenched police beaurocracy.

Head up the street to Custom Auto Top at 1510 Dixwell Avenue, where you can get a good idea of the town's enforcement of it's blight "laws". Or around the corner, where cars are allowed to park on both sides of the crest of a steep hill on Millis Street, which is "no parking" on both sides, so that you are taking your life in your hands trying to top the hill. The town quit thinking it's responsible for anything south of Mather Street long ago.

Can you imagine seeing that Custom Auto Top building on the main commerce street in Westport? Ha! We're no Westport, I know, but have we fallen this far?

Well, could you imagine seeing something like Custom Auto Top in Spring Glen? Hamden views SoMa (South of Mather) as it's slum, and is indifferent to deteriorating conditions there.

that suv has been parked there for years, don't know why he thinks he has special permission>?

I don't see any problem here. The two cars that usually park there are not obstructing the sidewalk because they're not parked on the sidewalk. They're parked between the sidewalk and the street.

I included a picture to show the boundaries of the sidewalk outlined in red. They can't park in the street because there's a bus stop there. Also, they're not parked on grass. It's paved.

Besides, aren't those vehicles owned by people who work in the shops right there? If so, it's a perfect place to park. They can watch their vehicles so that they don't get stolen. What is this reported issue supposed to achieve?

Again, ask yourself if this would be allowed in Spring Glen.

Hello TERRAPIN,

If the conditions were exactly the same, I don't see how this could be a problem anywhere.

Staff Engineer assigned this issue to Engineering Inspector

Thank you for reporting the site to the Town. We will be dispatching our inspector to the site to evaluate the sidewalk. Please allow us up to two weeks to conduct the inspection.

Parking is typically a police department issue for enforcement.

Hi, Tommy, please see the General Regulations Miscellaneous code 70.30, “Prohibiting Motor Vehicles Between the Sidewalk and the Curb or on Median Dividers”. Parking between the sidewalk and the curb is not permitted.

The same issue often exists at 1510 Dixwell Avenue, Custom Auto Tops. The cars obstruct the view of southbound traffic on Dixwell, making it difficult to pull out of Millis Street. As Terrapin mentions the police generally don’t enforce parking regulations on Millis Street. If anyone needs to drive on Millis you’re safer driving an extra block to Church Street and enter from Grandview. The illegally parked cars on both sides of Millis up and over the crest of the hill make oncoming traffic have to drive over a blind hill in the middle of the road.

Parking may indeed be a Police Department issue, but they do zero enforcement of illegal parking. It is a widespread problem in the southern end of town, for sure. Right on Putnam, there are always cars illegally parked up on the sidewalk and/or on the "tree lawn" (space between sidewalk and curb.

This should be handled by calling the town of Hamden Police Department.

Thanks for fixing this request!