Everett, MA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Loading zones in the City of Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, are set by Section 18-138.5 in Article V of Chapter 18, Traffic and Motor Vehicles. Subsection (a) bars any person from parking on a street in a loading zone during the time designated, with one exception: commercial vehicles actually engaged in loading and unloading. A parked commercial vehicle that is not loading or unloading does not qualify.

Subsection (b) deals with metered areas. A loading zone there takes precedence over parking meters, so the meters are not in effect while the loading zone is in effect. Under (b)(2) the zone can be in effect no longer than two hours at any one time, and (b)(3) requires the times to be clearly posted on a sign for the zone. Subsection (c) keeps a copy of the loading zones on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

Section 18-138 covers service zones, defined in Section 18-1 as an area in the roadway set aside for the accommodation of commercial and transient vehicular traffic. No person can park in a service zone longer than fifteen minutes, except that commercial vehicles actually engaged in loading and unloading can park for up to one-half hour. Service zones can be restricted to certain hours of the day and certain days of the week.

Section 18-139 adds commercial vehicle limits. Subsection (d) bars vehicles or trailers with six wheels or more, and trucks with a capacity of one ton or over, from public ways in a dwelling or apartment zone or in a municipal parking lot between 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. and at any time on Sundays and Holidays, with an exception for deliveries or pick-ups that do not exceed one hour. Subsection (e) bars four-wheel commercial, taxi, livery, dealer plate and repair plated vehicles from parking more than twenty-four hours Monday through Friday on a public way in a dwelling or apartment zone, a municipal parking lot or a service zone. Section 18-9 allows driving across a sidewalk to deliver or receive materials, with plank protection over an un-lowered edgestone and a load limit of 5,000 pounds.