Lawrence, MA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., every night
- Covered streets
- Ames St (east side) and Medford St (north side) segments
- Scope
- Street-specific, not a citywide overnight ban
- Sign requirement
- Effective only where signs posted per § 10.08.020
- Fine
- $25.00 under § 10.08.170 Group D.3
- Towing
- Not authorized for this section under § 10.32.140
Summary
Lawrence bars overnight parking between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on specific stretches of Ames Street and Medford Street. The ban is street-by-street, not citywide, and only binds once the city posts signs in the block stating the restriction.
10.36.060 - Parking prohibited on certain streets between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. No person shall park a vehicle on the following streets or portions of streets between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.: Ames Street, east side, from a point 255 feet north of Haverhill Street northerly to end of the street. Medford Street, north side, from the intersection with Essex Street to the intersection with Oxford Street.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 8).
Full Breakdown
: the east side of Ames Street from a point 255 feet north of Haverhill Street to the end of the street, and the north side of Medford Street from Essex Street to Oxford Street. , seasonal). 020, the restriction takes legal effect only where the city has erected and maintained official signs in each affected block, positioned so the posted regulation is clearly visible to approaching drivers; without a sign in place, the restriction cannot be enforced at that location. The section traces to a 2004 ordinance amendment and the city's 2000 prior code § 19-67B.
Violations & Fines
A vehicle parked on the covered blocks between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. is subject to a fine under § 10.08.170, whose schedule lists $25.00 for "all night parking restrictions" (Group D.3), within the $15.00-to-$35.00 statutory range set by G.L. c. 90, § 20A½. Section 10.36.060 is not among the sections listed in § 10.32.140's towing authority, so enforcement here is by ticket and fine rather than towing.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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