Fall River, MA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Covered vehicles
- Campers, mobile homes, boats, trailers
- Trigger
- Blocking emergency vehicle access
- Enforcement
- Police & parking control officers
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 2024-4 (Feb. 2024)
Summary
Fall River bars parking campers, mobile homes, boats and trailers on any public way when doing so blocks emergency vehicles or apparatus, enforced citywide by police and parking control officers.
No person shall park large vehicles, such as campers, mobile homes, boats, trailers, tractor trailers and semitrailers, on a public way impeding emergency vehicles/apparatus at any time.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4739915; v14 updated 2025-12-23; through 12-23-2025).
Full Breakdown
City ordinance § 70-391, added in 2024, prohibits parking large vehicles, campers, mobile homes, boats, trailers, tractor-trailers and semitrailers, on a public way in Fall River, Massachusetts, whenever the parked vehicle impedes emergency vehicles or apparatus. The rule applies at any time, not just during declared emergencies, and both police officers and parking control officers may enforce it and order the vehicle removed.
Violations & Fines
Enforceable by police officers or parking control officers; obstructing vehicles are subject to towing/removal and the general Chapter 70 traffic penalty.
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