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Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Quincy, MA (2026)

2 verified sidewalk & pedestrian rules for Quincy, Massachusetts, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Obstruction Rules

Quincy bans standing in a way that blocks free passage on a street or sidewalk, placing anything on footwalks, and riding or wheeling carts and bicycles on sidewalks except to cross them.

Quincy Sidewalk Obstruction Rules

Some Restrictions

Quincy Municipal Code § 305-19

No person shall stand, or remain alone, or with or near others, in any street of this City in such a manner as to obstruct a free passage for passengers therein, or over any footway or sidewalk.

Encroachment Permits

Placing staging, lumber, brick or other building materials on a Quincy street during construction requires a written permit from the Commissioner of Public Works, who can set conditions or revoke the permit at will.

Quincy Street Encroachment Permit Rule

Some Restrictions

Quincy Municipal Code § 305-17

No person, unless authorized by law, shall erect on any street any staging for building, or place thereon any lumber, brick or other building materials, without a written permit from the Commissioner of Public Works. Any person intending to erect or repair any building upon land abutting on a street shall give notice to the Commissioner of Public Works, who may, at the owner's request, set apar...

Looking for Norfolk County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Quincy city rules.

Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Norfolk County