Lowell, MA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Lowell does not impose a citywide overnight ban on ordinary passenger vehicles, but multiple controls apply. Section 266-74 prohibits parking a vehicle on a public way for a prolonged period so as to constitute storage or abandoned parking; a vehicle parked more than 72 hours after being posted on the windshield by a police officer is deemed abandoned and subject to fine and other remedies under sec. 266-132 et seq. Section 266-59 (Schedule O) lists streets where parking is prohibited between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. (e.g., Amory Street) or 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. (e.g., Elene, Payne and Saunders Streets), and Western Avenue is no-parking 12:00 midnight to 6:00 a.m. During a declared snow emergency, all vehicles must be off the street within 6 hours of declaration or face ticketing and towing; the City offers free garage parking to residents without off-street parking until the ban is lifted, after which two hours are allowed for removal.