Skowhegan, ME Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Skowhegan runs a winter overnight parking restriction under Sec. 45 of its Traffic Ordinance (October 27, 2020 version). It is unlawful for the operator of any motor vehicle to park on any street or public way, and on any municipally owned property within the Town, for a period longer than fifteen minutes between twelve midnight and 6:00 A.M., from the first day of November in any year to the first day of May of the following year. The restriction therefore runs for the winter season only, and it applies to streets and Town-owned lots alike.

The section prints exceptions. Vehicles may be parked in the northern half of the Municipal Parking Lot, south of High Street, for a continuous period not to exceed twenty-four hours during the November 1 to May 1 period. Vehicles may also be parked in the designated Park and Ride Lots for a continuous period not to exceed twenty-four hours in the same period, per the State of Maine Park and Ride Policy.

The specific penalty clause ties the violation to the fee indicated in Sec. 2. It also gives the Skowhegan Police Department a towing option: a motor vehicle parked in violation during a snow storm, or afterward while snow is being removed from the public ways and parking lots, can be removed at the expense of the owner. That removal can be enforced in addition to the other penalty. Sec. 3 separately lets police remove vehicles that interfere with plowing at the road commissioner's request, with costs on the owner.

Sec. 55 assigns enforcement to the Skowhegan Police Department or another official appointed by the Board of Selectmen and lets a charged person waive court action by paying a fee to the Police Department within 30 days of the violation. Sec. 56 makes an unlawfully parked vehicle prima facie evidence of unlawful parking by the registered owner.