Southborough, MA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Section 207-13 of the Southborough Code lists where a vehicle may not stand or park on any street, way, highway, road or parkway under the Town's control. The prohibition reaches the owner: no person may allow, permit or suffer a vehicle registered in his name to be parked in violation. The only exceptions printed are when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or traffic sign or signal.

The listed places include within an intersection, upon any sidewalk, upon any crosswalk, and upon the roadway in a rural or sparsely settled district. Distance rules follow: within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of an intersecting way (alleys excepted), within 15 feet of the wall of a fire station or directly across from it where signs are erected, and within 25 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing without gates, or within five feet from the gate. Parking is also barred on a bridge and its approach, and alongside or opposite a street excavation or obstruction when it would obstruct traffic.

Driveways and lane width are covered too. Subsection H bars parking in front of any private road or driveway, and subsection F bars parking where the vehicle will not leave a clear and unobstructed lane at least 10 feet wide for passing traffic. Subsection E requires both right-side wheels within 12 inches of the curb or edge of the roadway. On one-way streets vehicles must be parked in the direction in which they are moving, with both wheels within 12 inches of the curb, which is the Town's wrong-way rule. Where diagonal parking is permitted under § 207-15, one wheel must be within 12 inches of the curb. Officers designated by the Chief of Police enforce these rules under § 207-2.