Quincy, MA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Front yard parking
- prohibited without driveway
- Landscaped front yard
- no vehicles ever
- First offense
- $25 fine
- Repeat offense
- $50 per day
- 3 days violating
- vehicle deemed abandoned
Summary
Quincy bars parking any registered vehicle in the front yard between a house's front wall and the lot line unless it's on an established driveway, and specifically forbids parking on the landscaped portion of any front yard.
No person shall allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his or her name to stand or park within the yard between the exterior front wall of the residence and front boundary of the lot upon which it stands unless upon an established driveway or residential parking facility, as provided for in § 5.1, Off-street parking, of the Zoning Ordinance.[1] [Added 6-19-2006 by Order No. 2006-019A]
(1) No vehicle shall be parked on the landscaped portion of any front yard.
(2) Whoever violates any provision of this regulation may be penalized by a noncriminal disposition as provided in MGL c. 40, § 21D.
(3) For the purposes of this section, Quincy police officers, the Director of Inspectional Services, and local building inspectors shall in all cases be considered enforcing persons.
(4) Violation of this regulation shall be subject to a penalty of $25 for the first offense and $50 for each subsequent offense. Each day on which any violation exists shall be deemed to be a separate offense.
(5) After three consecutive days on which an offense has occurred, any motor vehicle found in violation of this regulation shall be deemed abandoned and thereby subject to the provisions of MGL c. 90, §§ 22B and 22C. [1] Editor's Note: See Ch. 375, Zoning.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4608810; v7 updated 2025-10-06; through 10-06-2025).
Full Breakdown
Added by Order No. 2006-019A, § 325-71(B) of the Quincy, Massachusetts traffic code prohibits parking a registered vehicle within the yard between a residence's front exterior wall and the front lot line, unless it sits on an established driveway or residential parking facility under the Zoning Ordinance's off-street parking rules. No vehicle may be parked on the landscaped portion of any front yard. Quincy police, the Director of Inspectional Services, and local building inspectors all have enforcement authority.
Violations & Fines
First offense costs $25 and each later offense $50, with every day of continued violation a separate offense under § 325-71(B)(4); a vehicle left in violation three straight days is deemed abandoned.
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