Abington, PA Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)

Article VIII, §§ 156-55 through 156-64, lets the Board of Commissioners create residential parking permit areas along public highways in residential districts once it finds, under § 156-57, that residents suffer hardship from nonresident curbside competition or from time-limit rules; the Board weighs the advice of the Township Safety Officer, residents' difficulty finding parking, and the availability of off-street parking before designating an area, and any area must run at least 600 feet or between two intersections. Residents apply to the Police Department for a permit under § 156-58, presenting a valid Pennsylvania driver's license, vehicle registration and proof of financial responsibility; no more than three permits go to one postal address, and each permit runs until the last day of the month two years after issuance.

The initial and renewal fee is $3 under § 156-59. A valid permit sticker under § 156-60 excuses the vehicle from the area's limited-time parking restrictions, though the driver must still obey every other parking, stopping and standing rule and cannot use the permit outside its own designated area. The Department of Public Works posts signs identifying each permit area under § 156-61, and § 156-64 lists more than a dozen active permit areas by street, including Keith Road, Guernsey Avenue, Wheatsheaf Lane and Horace Avenue, each with its own time-limit and hours.

Article IX adds a separate, stricter tool: parking-by-permit-only zones under §§ 156-65 through 156-72, reserved for residential blocks next to commercial areas where nonresident parking is chronic, open only to permits the Traffic Safety Officer issues to abutting property owners, capped at two permits per property.