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Branford Resident Permits
Types of Permits
There are 3 basic types of Resident
Permits: a Residence Sticker, a Residence
Card, or a Trip Pass.
Residence Sticker
Most full-time residents owning a
regular passenger vehicle will be able to get a
Residence Sticker to be placed on the driver’s side
front bumper of that vehicle. A Residence Sticker
(beach sticker”) costs $5 for up to 2 years and allows
the Branford resident to park at Foote Park and Parker
Park, and to bring materials to the Transfer
Station/Recycling Center free of charge (some
restrictions apply).
Residence Card
For some circumstances a Residence
Card for the Transfer Station, or Residence Card
for Parks and Beaches may be issued. Some residents or
vehicles may get both cards. A card instead of a
sticker may be issued because the person will not be a
resident for the full period covered by the sticker, or
because the person or vehicle may not be eligible to use
one facility or the other, or because there are
restrictions that must be explained on the card. Each
resident card costs $2.50.
Trip Pass
For residents wishing only to go to
the transfer station where the material is
eligible to come in for free, but the vehicle is
not eligible to get a sticker or a card, the Branford
resident might be able to purchase a Trip Pass.
The most common reason to get a trip pass is when a
resident borrows a vehicle to bring material to the
transfer station. Each trip pass costs $1, is good for
one trip to the facility, and is valid to be used any
time within 30 days from when the pass is purchased.
Trip passes are non-refundable, and up to 5 may be
purchased at one time. They are only to be used for
material coming from your own house where you live (not
if you are a landlord) when you didn’t pay anyone to
bring the material or pay anyone to do the work that
generated the material.
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Bring your driver’s license
showing Branford residency, and
·
the license plate number
(marker number) of the vehicle you are borrowing/using
to the Tax Collector's Office
(315-0672)
The
Details about Residence Stickers:
Red Residence Stickers will expire on
March 31, 2008.
Blue Residence Stickers on sale
March 17th. They expire on March
31, 2010.
To obtain a sticker in person
v Go to the Office of the Tax
Collector in Town Hall: 1019 Main Street, 1st
floor, the counter on your left.
v Present your valid driver’s
license showing your Branford address*.
v Present your valid motor
vehicle registration showing your vehicle is registered
in Branford*.
Ø The vehicle
w may not have commercial
plates
w may not be used for business
w may not have a carrying
capacity of over one ton (2000 pounds).
•
If you have a car, don’t worry
about this.
•
The legal carrying capacity is
the difference between the Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW)
and the Light
Weight (Tare weight). Both numbers should
appear on your truck registration.
Ø Vehicle taxes must be current;
residents with delinquent motor vehicle taxes will not
be issued a sticker.
v Each Sticker costs $5.
Ø
Residents 65 years of age or
older may obtain a sticker at no charge.
Ø Branford Volunteer Firemen may
obtain a sticker at no charge.
v The sticker must be stuck to
the driver’s side front bumper of the vehicle for which
it was issued.
Ø Alternate locations (other
than the front bumper) may be approvable, but stickers
must be stuck to the
vehicle; they are not transferable to any other vehicle. Stickers presented
at the transfer station for a
vehicle other than that
for which the sticker was issued will be confiscated.
*For new residents moving from within
Connecticut, the Department of Motor Vehicles requires
you to submit a change of address within 48 hours, and
that must be done before a Branford residence sticker is
issued. However, a trip to the DMV is not necessary:
the Branford Police Station at 33 Laurel St. has change
of address post cards you may mail to DMV along with a
sticker to put on the back of your license. Then turn
your registration over and hand write the new Branford
address on the back. For new residents moving to
Connecticut from out of state, DMV allows 30 days to
change your license and 60 days to change your
registration. Please contact DMV for details.
May I get a sticker by mail?
Stickers for a car may be
renewed by mail if there have been no changes.
v
Address an envelope to:
Tax Collector Stickers
P.O. Box 136
Branford, CT 06405
v Print and fill out the
Resident Sticker Renewal Form here.
v
Enclose the filled out checklist.
v Enclose a photocopy of your license (front and
back).
v Enclose a photocopy of your car registration(s)
(front and back).
v Enclose a self addressed, stamped envelope.
v
Enclose check for $5.00 made payable to "Town of
Branford"
Ø
Residents 65 years of age or older may obtain
their sticker(s) at no charge. Your driver’s license is
your proof.
Ø
Branford Volunteer Firemen may obtain one
sticker at no charge. Enclose a copy of your badge.
While we strive to improve public
service, including saving residents trips to Town Hall
for routine matters, we also want residents to realize
that general Branford taxes pay for the disposal of
materials brought to the Branford Transfer Station, and
that proving eligibility is critical to allowing only
appropriate materials to come in for “free”. We
recognize the frustration of trying to save time and
ending up spending more, so please follow the
instructions above carefully.
If you answered “no” to any of the
answers above, you may easily still be eligible for a
sticker or a residence card, but please come into the
office to obtain it, or phone the Tax Collector’s office
ahead at 481-0381 to check what additional proofs you
may need to bring.
In future years we hope to expand the
list of circumstances where stickers can be received by
mail, and to continue technological improvements so that
payment may be received over the internet.
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