Manchester, NH Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)

RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING ZONE. A residential area designated as such by order of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, where curbside parking on public highways is subject either to time limits, parking meter requirements or designated as residential parking only by ordinance or regulation of the Committee on Traffic and Public Safety and approval of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

(C)   Designation of Residential Parking Permit Zone. A residential area shall be deemed eligible for residential parking if the Committee on Traffic and Public Safety, with the approval of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, determines that parking therein is impacted by commuter vehicles. In determining whether an area identified as eligible for residential permit parking shall be designed as a residential permit parking zone, the Committee on Traffic and Public Safety shall take into consideration the following factors:

(1)   The extent of the desire and need of the residents for residential permit parking;

(2)   Proximity of the neighborhood to major "parking attractors" including, but not limited to, employment centers, retail stores, restaurants, and tourist attractions;

(3)   Proximity of the neighborhood to transit service;

(4)   Scarcity of convenient off-street parking for residents;

(5)   The extent to which motor vehicles registered to persons residing in the residential area cannot be accommodated by the number of available off- street parking spaces;