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.
Under MGL c.40 §22, cities and towns may make bylaws regulating vehicles, but no rule may prohibit passenger or station-wagon-type commercial vehicles weighing under 5,000 pounds on ways where ordinary passenger cars may travel. Above that weight, Plymouth County towns — Brockton, Plymouth, Middleborough and others — commonly bar overnight parking of trucks, trailers, and multi-axle commercial vehicles in residential zones. Temporary parking for deliveries and service calls is allowed. Landscaper and contractor trucks that exceed local weight or size limits must be stored on commercial property.
Parking a prohibited commercial vehicle in a residential zone brings citations commonly $25 to $200, escalating for repeat offenses, with towing for oversized vehicles.
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