Reading, PA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Reading is a dense third-class city without a blanket overnight on-street parking ban for ordinary passenger cars - residents commonly rely on on-street parking - but several local rules and operational programs apply. §576-407 (Storage of Vehicles on Streets) treats any vehicle parked continuously in one place for more than 72 hours as 'stored' and prohibits storage on City streets, which functionally caps multi-day overnight parking. §576-403 (Parking Prohibited in Specific Areas) lists individual blocks with stricter overnight or time-limited restrictions. The Reading Parking Authority administers residential permit-parking zones in select neighborhoods, where overnight parking is restricted to permit holders. During declared snow emergencies the City activates Snow Emergency Route designations under Chapter 576 that require vehicles to be removed from designated routes; violations lead to ticketing and tow. Recreational vehicles, trailers and trucks subject to the §564-105 permit framework face additional overnight constraints. Statewide §3353 setbacks (15 ft from hydrants, 30 ft from stop signs/signals) continue to apply overnight.