Portland, ME Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 12:01 a.m.–7:00 a.m., posted streets
- Seasonal suspension
- June 1–September 30 annually
- Exception
- Traffic Schedule XXXA, Service Area 3
- Daytime companion rule
- 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. on posted streets
- Snow-plow rule
- never overrides snow removal access
Summary
On streets posted for it, Portland bars overnight street parking between 12:01 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., under a rule the traffic engineer applies for narrow streets, snow removal, or traffic hazards. The winter-driven ban is suspended each year from June 1 to September 30 unless an emergency order keeps it active.
Sec. 28-54. Overnight parking. (a) No person shall park a vehicle on any street between designated nighttime hours, 12:01 AM – 7:00 A.M., as described in Traffic Schedule XXXA and XXXB; and on any street between designated daytime hours of 10:00 AM – 2:00PM, as described in Traffic Schedule XXXIA, when signs prohibiting same have been posted... Effective June 1, 2018, on streets posted pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a); the restriction shall be suspended from June 1 to September 30 of each calendar year, unless posted by emergency order. The streets within Traffic Schedule XXXA, Service Area 3, shall be excluded from the suspension.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: the cited page had not changed since it was quoted.
Full Breakdown
, as described in Traffic Schedule XXXA and XXXB," once the traffic engineer has posted signs on that street. on streets separately posted under Traffic Schedule XXXIA. Signs go up for reasons tied to street narrowness, traffic hazard, snow removal, or general health, safety and welfare, at the traffic engineer's discretion. Since June 1, 2018, the overnight restriction on posted streets is seasonal: subsection (a) suspends it from June 1 through September 30 each year unless the city posts an emergency order keeping it in force, with an exception carved out for Traffic Schedule XXXA's Service Area 3, which stays restricted year-round.
m. Subsection (c) protects drivers on a block where only one side is posted against overnight parking, the opposite side stays open unless it's separately prohibited. Subsection (d) makes clear none of this authorizes parking that blocks snow plowing or removal, tying the overnight rule directly to the city's winter operations under Section 28-24(15).
Violations & Fines
Parking overnight (12:01 a.m.–7:00 a.m.) on a street posted under Traffic Schedule XXXA or XXXB, outside the June 1–September 30 suspension window, is a citable violation under Section 28-54, enforced by parking control officers with citations issued under the city's posted fine schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is overnight street parking banned everywhere in Portland?
Does the overnight parking ban apply in summer?
What if only one side of my street is posted for no overnight parking?
Sources & Official References
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