Erie, PA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code Section
- Erie Codified Ord. Sec. 521.04
- Max continuous parking
- 72 hours in one place
- State prohibited-places law
- 75 Pa.C.S. Sec. 3353
- Local authority grant
- 75 Pa.C.S. Sec. 6109
- Hydrant clearance
- 15 feet (75 Pa.C.S. Sec. 3353)
Summary
Erie Codified Ordinance Section 521.04 prohibits using city streets to store a vehicle: leaving any vehicle in one place continuously for over 72 hours is a storage violation. Statewide, 75 Pa.C.S. Section 3353 sets where stopping, standing, and parking are flatly prohibited (intersections, crosswalks, within 15 feet of a hydrant, etc.).
(a) Prohibited acts. No person shall park a vehicle upon any street or highway in the City for any of the following purposes: (1) Displaying such vehicle for sale; (2) Commercial washing, greasing, painting or repairing such vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency; (3) Displaying advertising thereon; (4) Offering goods, wares and merchandise therefrom for sale; (5) Storage, which shall consist of allowing such vehicle to remain in one place continuously for over seventy-two hours.
Full Breakdown
On-street parking in Erie is governed by Article 521 of the City's Codified Ordinances plus the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code, which the City enforces. 04 ("Parking for Certain Purposes Prohibited") makes it unlawful to park a vehicle on a street or highway for displaying it for sale, commercial washing/greasing/painting/repairing (except emergency repairs), displaying advertising, offering goods for sale, or for storage, where storage means allowing the vehicle to remain in one place continuously for over 72 hours. S. Section 3353 prohibits stopping, standing, or parking in specified places such as on a sidewalk, within an intersection, on a crosswalk, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, within 30 feet of a stop sign or signal, and where official signs prohibit it. S. Section 6109, which permits a city to regulate or prohibit stopping, standing, and parking through official traffic-control devices.
Violations & Fines
A vehicle left in one place over 72 hours is a storage violation under Erie Section 521.04 and may be ticketed and towed; the City's Towing Operations Division handles such vehicles. State parking violations under 75 Pa.C.S. Section 3353 are summary offenses punishable by a fine of up to $50 plus costs.
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