Quincy, MA Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Obstruction Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- No blocking passage
- § 305-19 streets & sidewalks
- No sidewalk obstruction
- § 305-20 flagstones/footwalks
- No wheeled vehicles
- § 305-21, except crossing
- Exempt
- Children's & invalid carriages
Summary
Quincy bans standing in a way that blocks free passage on a street or sidewalk, placing anything on footwalks, and riding or wheeling carts and bicycles on sidewalks except to cross them.
No person shall stand, or remain alone, or with or near others, in any street of this City in such a manner as to obstruct a free passage for passengers therein, or over any footway or sidewalk.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4608810; v7 updated 2025-10-06; through 10-06-2025).
Full Breakdown
Section 305-19 prohibits standing or remaining, alone or with others, in a street in a way that obstructs free passage over a footway or sidewalk. Section 305-20 bars placing any obstruction on flagstones, stepping stones or footwalks. Section 305-21 bars wheeling or pushing wheelbarrows, handcarts or other vehicles, or riding a bicycle or tricycle, on a sidewalk, except to cross it into an adjoining property; children's and invalids' carriages are exempted.
Violations & Fines
No chapter-specific fine is set; violations fall under the Code's general penalty, § 1-1, with a maximum $300 fine per offense on complaint in District Court, and police may order compliance.
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