Welcome to Downtown Manchester!
 
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Downtown Manchester Special Services District
983 Main Street, Suite 10
Manchester, CT 06040
Phone: 860 645-2101
Fax: 860 645-5325

dmssd@ci.manchester.ct.us

 

 
Information for Business & Property Owners

Business owners will find useful and important information here that can help them manage and grow their business in Downtown Manchester.

DOWNTOWN MANCHESTER MARKET STUDY

The Downtown Manchester Special Services District Commissioned a Downtown Market Study which was completed in December of 2011. The reports that make-up the study can be found below.

 
 
 
 
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM
 
Click the link below to read our brochure on this great program for Downtown Business owners!
 
 
 
DOWNTOWN MANCHESTER PARKING REGULATIONS
 
The Downtown Manchester Special Services District (DMSSD) functions as the parking authority for the Downtown. It manages and maintains eight municipal parking lots within the Downtown encompassing over 800 parking spaces. These lots provide free parking for customers and fee-based, permitted parking for Downtown employees and Downtown residents.

Click the link below to read our brochure on parking regulations for the Downtown.
 
 
 
  Customer Parking Validation
 
PORTABLE SIGN GUIDELINES FOR THE DOWNTOWN MANCHESTER CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
 
The Town of Manchester Zoning Regulations has specific requirements pertaining to “portable signs”. Portable signs, commonly referred to as “a-frame” signs, are defined as free-standing signs not permanently anchored, attached or secured to the ground.

Click below to read about Town requirements for portable signs and/or obtain an application for a Certificate of Use Permit for a Portable Sign in the Central Business District.
 
 
 
DOWNTOWN MANCHESTER SPECIAL SERVICES DISTRICTSIDEWALK SNOW REMOVAL & ICE CONTROL REQUIREMENTS
 
Click below to read about Town requirements for snow removal.
 
 
     


Our brochures are available in ".pdf" format, which requires you to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.

If you do not have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer it can be downloaded here.

 

 
'SMALL BUSINESS NIGHTS' PROGRAM

Are you a small business owner planning to start, relocate or expand a business? The Town of Manchester has a new program just for you!

Click the link below to learn more about the 'Small Business Nights' Program!.

 

 
LINKS

Downtown Manchester Virtual Tour

Cruisin' On Main Street

'Manchester Matters' Email Service

Manchester Chamber
of Commerce

Town of Manchester, Connecticut

 

- - 983 Main St. Manchester, CT - Tana Parseliti, Downtown Manager - (860) 645-2101 -