Quincy, MA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Time limit
- 3 minutes maximum
- Applies near
- schools, churches, hospitals, hotels
- Exempt
- shipping/service entrances
- Effective
- only when signs posted
- Fine
- $20 per offense
Summary
Quincy caps loading and unloading passengers to three minutes at curbs near schools, churches, theaters, hotels, and hospitals, during the hours marked by official signs, unless the vehicle is using a building's shipping or service entrance.
No operator shall stop, stand or park any vehicle except for the purpose of, or for a period of time longer than is necessary for, the loading or unloading of passengers, and in no event longer than three minutes at any curb adjacent to the entrance of a school, church, theater, hotel, hospital, public building, or any place of public assemblage, during the hours and between the points designated by official signs, provided that this regulation shall not apply to the shipping or service entrances to any such building.
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
Quincy Municipal Code § 325-79 bars stopping, standing, or parking at any curb next to the entrance of a school, church, theater, hotel, hospital, public building, or other place of public assembly in Quincy, Massachusetts, for longer than three minutes, and only for actual passenger loading or unloading. The limit applies during the hours and between the points marked by official signs, but doesn't reach a building's shipping or service entrance.
Violations & Fines
Violations fall under Chapter 325's general penalty clause, § 325-13, which sets a $20 fine for each offense not otherwise scheduled; Quincy police enforce curb loading limits.
Frequently Asked Questions
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