Bethlehem, PA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

01 sets Bethlehem's general parking prohibitions. Subsection (a) bars stopping, standing or parking on the roadway side of another parked vehicle, on a sidewalk, within an intersection, or on a crosswalk, plus within 30 feet of a safety zone, alongside an obstruction that would block traffic, on a bridge or in a highway tunnel, on railroad tracks, in the median of a divided highway, or anywhere signs prohibit stopping. Subsection (b) separately bars standing or parking 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 of the approach to a flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or traffic signal, within 20 feet of a fire station driveway (75 feet on the opposite side if posted), or wherever it would block a streetcar or violate posted standing prohibitions.

A 2016 amendment (Ordinance 2016-29) added a front-yard parking exception requiring a solid macadam or concrete parking pad that doesn't block driveways, sidewalks or the right-of-way, plus a one-hour-per-week loading exception. 02 governs vehicle positioning: on a two-way highway, a parked vehicle's right-hand wheels must sit within 12 inches of the right-hand curb, parallel to it; on a one-way highway, vehicles must park parallel in the direction of authorized traffic, within 12 inches of either curb depending on the lane. No person may park a mechanically inoperable vehicle, or one lacking current registration or an inspection sticker, on any City or Parking Authority street under subsections (d) and (e).