Warwick, RI Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Intersection buffer
- No parking within 25 feet of corner
- Bus stops
- No parking in marked bus stop space
- Obstruction limit
- Max 5 minutes blocking a street
- Owner liability
- Registered owner liable regardless of driver
Summary
Warwick bars parking within 25 feet of a curbline intersection, in bus stop zones, and along more than 260 specifically listed streets and seasonal no-parking corridors citywide. The board of public safety posts signs marking each restriction, and owners are liable for illegal parking by their registered vehicle.
(c)No parking allowed. It shall be unlawful for any operator of any vehicle to park the same:(1)Within 25 feet of the point where the curblines extended would intersect at a street corner.(2)Within any space set apart as a bus stop.
Full Breakdown
Section 76-192 is Warwick's master parking-restriction ordinance. on school days from September 1 to June 30. Subsection (b) separately lists streets where time-limited parking is allowed, for example 60-minute parking on Main Street/Post Road at Apponaug Four Corners, and one-hour limits on Kilvert Street, Alhambra Road and Vanderbilt Road. Section 76-193 requires the board of public safety to erect and maintain signs showing whatever limitation applies, and section 76-191 separately bars stopping or parking in a way that obstructs other vehicles for more than five minutes.
Section 76-194 makes the registered owner of a vehicle responsible for illegal parking or standing violations even when someone else was driving. Subsection (d) allows the city council to designate a handicapped parking space in front of a residence by resolution, with signs no more than 25 feet apart conforming to state handicap signage law, and subsection (f) lets the council designate limited parking near Coastal Resources Management Council rights-of-way.
Violations & Fines
Parking within 25 feet of a corner, in a posted bus stop, or in any of the ordinance's listed restricted zones is a citable parking violation enforced by the Warwick Police Department against the vehicle's registered owner under section 76-194, regardless of who was driving. Vehicles that obstruct traffic for more than five minutes under section 76-191, or that are illegally parked so as to constitute a traffic obstruction, can be towed and impounded under section 76-216, with the owner liable for towing and storage charges plus the underlying fine.
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