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

Bethlehem's on-street parking framework combines state statute and local ordinance. 75 Pa.C.S. §3353 (Restrictions on parking) establishes statewide minimums - no parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, within 30 feet of a stop sign or traffic-control signal, on sidewalks, in front of driveways, on bridges, or in tunnels - and 75 Pa.C.S. §3354 governs additional stopping, standing and parking limits. The Codified Ordinances of the City of Bethlehem layer local restrictions on top through the Vehicles and Traffic provisions, which authorize specific block-by-block prohibitions, time-limited parking, loading zones and residential permit zones. The Bethlehem Parking Authority (BPA), a city-owned municipal authority, operates the City's meters and ParkMobile mobile-pay system, manages permit programs (notably in the historic downtown and South Side / Lehigh University neighborhoods), and runs the public parking garages including Walnut, North, New and South New Street. Snow-emergency designations are activated by the Mayor on declared snow emergency routes and require vehicles to be removed from designated routes during the emergency. Contested tickets go to the BPA and ultimately to the Magisterial District Court.