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

Section 439-15A bars parking or leaving a vehicle standing, attended or not, in 13 specified locations: within an intersection or on a crosswalk; within 30 feet of a safety zone; within 25 feet of curblines (or 15 feet of property lines) at a street intersection; within 30 feet of an official traffic signal or stop sign; within 15 feet of a fire station driveway or a fire hydrant; "in front of a private driveway"; on a sidewalk; alongside a street excavation without leaving 20 feet clear; on the roadway side of another parked vehicle; wherever signs prohibit standing; and within 50 feet of a railroad crossing.

Subsection B additionally requires that, outside of angle-parking zones, a vehicle stop parallel to the curb, headed with traffic, with its curb-side wheels within six inches of the curb, unless the vehicle's loading configuration makes parallel parking impractical while actively loading or unloading. Section 439-26's citation schedule prices these violations individually: blocking a driveway or court under § 439-15(A)(8) is $35, parking on a sidewalk under § 439-15(A)(9) is $35, parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant under § 439-15(A)(9) is $55, parking the wrong direction under § 439-15(B) is $35, and any listed violation not otherwise scheduled defaults to $35.

The Police Department issues citations payable to the City, and the schedule is subject to an annual cost-of-living adjustment tied to the federal Consumer Price Index, capped at increases the Police Department has also applied to metered parking rates.