Allentown, PA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- City Code
- Chapter 615, Part 3 (Stopping, Standing & Parking)
- State law
- 75 Pa.C.S. Sec. 3351 & 3353
- Fire hydrant clearance (state)
- 15 feet
- Driveway
- No parking in front of public/private driveway
- Enforcement
- Allentown Parking Authority + Police
Summary
On-street parking in Allentown is governed by Chapter 615, Part 3 (Stopping, Standing and Parking) of the Codified Ordinances and enforced by the Allentown Parking Authority and Police, layered on top of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S. Chapter 33). State law sets the baseline rules for where a vehicle may legally stop, stand or park, and the city posts metered, time-limited, and permit zones by signage and Traffic Control Maps.
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device, no person shall stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers: In front of a public or private driveway. Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway. Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station. No person shall park a vehicle within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: the cited page had not changed since it was quoted.
Full Breakdown
Curbside parking in Allentown is regulated locally under the Codified Ordinances Chapter 615, Part 3 (Stopping, Standing and Parking) and managed by the Allentown Parking Authority (APA), which administers metered and permit zones. S. Sec. S. Sec. 3351 governs parking outside business and residence districts. Under Allentown's local code, when signs are lawfully erected giving notice, no person may park at any time on streets designated as prohibited parking areas by the Traffic Control Maps or temporary regulations, nor longer than the posted time on limited-parking streets. The APA enforces metered spaces, time limits, street-cleaning windows, loading zones, and five-minute zones.
Violations & Fines
Parking citations are issued by the Allentown Parking Authority and the Bureau of Police and paid through the APA. A vehicle that receives three tickets within one year for handicapped space, loading zone, or timed-area violations, or that reaches 'scofflaw' status for unpaid tickets, is subject to immobilization (booting) and towing. Violations of the state stopping/standing rules under 75 Pa.C.S. Sec. 3353 are summary offenses carrying a fine of not more than $50 plus costs.
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