Haverhill, MA Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)

City Code § 240-58 gives the Superintendent of Highways sole authority to declare a snow emergency whenever threatening weather may impair traffic flow or parked vehicles may block snow clearance. Once announced through news and other media under § 240-59(A), no driver may stand or park on any street listed in Schedule Q (§ 240-99) for 48 hours or until the emergency ends, and those streets are posted with snow emergency route signs. On every other street, parking is limited to one side only, with the Superintendent choosing and announcing which side.

Section 240-59(B), added in 1996, lets the Mayor and Superintendent jointly declare a more severe "extreme snow emergency," banning parking on all City streets for 48 hours from the time of a written, time-stamped declaration filed with the Police Department; that ban can be lifted early once a street is confirmed plowed. Under § 240-59(C), added in 2012, the same officials can suspend municipal parking-lot fees and meter rates during an extreme snow emergency, with the suspension posted at affected locations and fees restored once conditions are safe.

Section 240-60 authorizes removal of any vehicle parked or standing in violation of Article VIII, in addition to any fine under the chapter, and towing proceeds under Article IX (§§ 240-61 through 240-67), with the Police Department directing removals and the owner billed for towing and storage under § 240-63.