Parking Rules in Plymouth County, MA (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Verified from official government sources
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Plymouth County towns restrict commercial-vehicle parking in residential zones by bylaw, but MGL c.40 §22 protects registered commercial passenger vehicles and station wagons under 5,000 pounds from being barred.
Plymouth County Commercial Vehicle Parking Restrictions
Some RestrictionsMGL c.40 §22
No such rule or order shall prohibit the use of passenger or station wagon type motor vehicles whose gross weight is less than five thousand pounds and which are registered for commercial use, on ways, parkways or boulevards where noncommercial passenger-type motor vehicles are permitted to operate.
Street Parking Limits
Street parking across Plymouth County is regulated by each town under MGL c.40 §22, which authorizes local parking rules and penalties. Winter overnight parking bans for snow removal are widespread November through April.
Plymouth County Street Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsMGL c.40 §22
a city or town may make ordinances or bylaws, or the board of aldermen or the selectmen or the town council may make rules and orders, for the regulation of carriages and vehicles used therein, and may set penalties for the violation thereof
Abandoned Vehicles
A vehicle apparently abandoned and left more than 72 hours on any way or property in Plymouth County may be taken and disposed of under MGL c.90 §22C. Towns and state police both hold this authority.
Plymouth County Abandoned Vehicle Ordinance
Some RestrictionsMGL c.90 §22C
If the superintendent of streets or other officer having charge of the public ways in a city or town reasonably deems that any motor vehicle apparently abandoned by its owner and standing for more than seventy-two hours upon a public or private way therein or on any property therein without the permission of the owner or lessee of said property ... he may, without incurring liability on his par...
Parking Rules by City in Plymouth County
1 cities in Plymouth County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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