Local zoning limits commercial vehicles at Essex County homes. One registered commercial vehicle under about 10,000 pounds is allowed in a residential driveway; heavier trucks, trailers, and multiple commercial vehicles are prohibited.
Massachusetts leaves commercial-vehicle parking to municipal zoning, and Essex County towns share a common rule. A resident may keep one commercial vehicle, generally a van or pickup registered to the household and under roughly 10,000 pounds gross weight, on a residential lot. Tractor-trailers, dump trucks, buses, and box trucks are barred from residential zones, as is overnight on-street parking of commercial vehicles in cities like Peabody and Methuen. Landscaping trailers and equipment must be kept out of the front yard. Lettering and equipment racks do not change the rule, but a second commercial vehicle triggers a zoning violation.
An oversized or extra commercial vehicle parked at a residence draws a zoning enforcement notice and escalating daily fines. Overnight on-street commercial parking is ticketed or towed.
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