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Parking Rules

Commercial & Oversized Vehicles

Significant Restrictions

Scranton City Code § 439-92 bars trucks, tractors, tractor-trailers, buses, and unhitched semitrailers from standing on any public street in a residence district unless the City has…

Snow Removal Parking Rules

Some Restrictions

Once the Mayor declares a snow emergency under City Code § 412-54, § 412-55 bars parking on any posted snow emergency route two hours later, and any vehicle without chains or snow…

RV & Boat Parking

Some Restrictions

Scranton's zoning code keeps recreational vehicles, trailers, campers and motor homes out of front yards. City Code § 445-26(C) bars parking or storing them in any street right-of-way…

Abandoned Vehicles

Some Restrictions

Scranton makes it unlawful to abandon a vehicle on any public or private property without the owner's consent, under City Code § 438-2. Fines climb with each offense, from $100 for a…

EV Charging

Light Restrictions

Scranton's zoning code defines an electric vehicle charging station and lists it as a permitted accessory use by right in residential districts. The city's parking ordinance goes…

Street Parking Limits

Some Restrictions

Scranton City Code § 439-15 lists 13 places where on-street parking is prohibited citywide, including intersections, crosswalks, sidewalks, and in front of a private driveway, plus a…

Driveway Rules

Some Restrictions

Scranton requires every driveway and off-street parking area to carry a durable, dustless surface of concrete or bituminous concrete, not gravel or bare dirt, and it blocks parking…

Loading Zones

Some Restrictions

Scranton lets the city designate up to one 30-minute loading and unloading zone per block for businesses, under City Code § 439-54.3(D). The city has abolished all other time-limited…

Preferential Parking Districts

Some Restrictions

Scranton designates residential parking permit districts under City Code § 439-63 et seq. once on-street parking in a neighborhood fills 70% of legal capacity and at least 10% of the…

Towing & Impound Rights

Some RestrictionsPennsylvania

A Pennsylvania private parking lot cannot tow you unless it is posted. Under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3353(b)(2) the trespass-parking rule does not reach a private parking lot at all unless the…

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