Nashua, NH Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- Midnight to 6:00 a.m. daily
- No-permit streets
- 2-hour limit overnight
- Permit streets
- No parking without permit
- Base fine
- $25, rising to $35
Summary
Nashua bars overnight street parking from midnight to 6 a.m. citywide unless a downtown permit applies, with a $25 minimum fine.
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for an operator of any vehicle to park the vehicle for a period longer than two hours between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m., daily, on any public way in the City where overnight on-street permit parking is not allowed. It shall be unlawful for an operator of any vehicle to park the vehicle for any time period between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m., daily, without a permit on the public ways where overnight on-street permit parking is allowed. [Amended 12-23-2013 by Ord. No. O-13-062]
B. Anyone violating this provision shall be fined a minimum of $25. If such fine is not paid within seven days, the fine shall increase by $10, to $35.[1] [1] Editor's Note: Ord. No. 0-96-109, adopted 1-14-1997, repealed former § 13-312 in its entirety, which pertained to night snow removal schedules and derived from the following: NRO 1975, T. 12, § 1052; Ord. No. O-86-67, 5-27-1986; Ord. No. O-88-12, 2-23-1988; Ord. No. O-89-160, 12-26-1989; and Ord. No. O-96-44, 10-8-1996.
C. Residences within the City of Nashua who have overnight guests occasionally may call the Parking Department and ask for temporary relief from the overnight ban when their guests must park on city streets. [Added 10-8-2013 by Ord. No. O-13-041; amended 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. O-18-023] § 320-78.1. Overnight on-street parking program in designated downtown areas.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4805762; v29 updated 2026-02-10; through 02-10-2026).
Full Breakdown
Under § 320-78(A), parking on any Nashua public way between midnight and 6:00 a.m. is capped at two hours where overnight permit parking isn't offered, and barred entirely without a permit where it is. Violators face a minimum $25 fine under § 320-78(B), rising to $35 if unpaid within seven days. Residents with occasional overnight guests can call the Parking Department for temporary relief from the ban.
Violations & Fines
Minimum $25 fine; increases to $35 if unpaid within 7 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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