Snow Ban Off-Street Parking Areas
Snow Emergency Parking Bans apply to the entire City (all streets within red outline) except for the Downtown Business Area (red-shaded area) at the time of declaration. When necessary, a Parking Ban in the Downtown Business Area is enforced from 1 am to 9 am.
The Downtown Business Area includes the following streets:
- State Street (Middle to Marcy)
- Chestnut Street
- Porter Street
- Fleet Street
- Court Place
- Church Street
- Pleasant Street (Court to Congress)
- Penhallow Street
- Custom House Lane
- Sheafe Street
- Chapel Street
- Daniel Street
- Congress Street
- Market Street (Congress to Deer)
- Ladd Street
- High Street
- Hanover Street (Bridge to Market)
- Islington Street (Maplewood to Brewster)
Under a Declared Parking Ban, residents are encouraged to park in the green areas marked below or to take advantage of Flat Rate** Parking at Hanover Garage ($8 per exit) and Foundry Garage (also $8 per exit), good from the time an Advanced Warning is announced until 2 hours after the Ban Cancellation is issued.
**To receive the Flat Rate, Residents must bring proof of residency and payment (cash or credit) to the attendant at the parking booth before retrieving their vehicle. Automated devices (pay in lane and pay-on-foot) are not equipped to vet residency and apply reduced rates. Residents seeking the flat rate must see the cashier.
If you car is parked on ANY CITY STREET within the defined parking ban times during a declared snow ban, your car will be towed.
Snow Loadout Operations
When there is heavy snow accumulation Public Works crews will conduct snow load out in order to clear streets and sidewalks. These operations continue throughout the night into early the following morning. All vehicles must be removed from the posted downtown City streets prior to the times displayed per area on the map below. This map indicates the planned routes crews will be addressing in phases throughout the evening. Residents are eligible to park in the City garages where flat parking fees apply ($8 Foundry, $8 Hanover), starting at 5:30 pm on the scheduled Load Out day until 10 am, which is 2 hours after the Loadout Parking Ban is scheduled to be lifted at 8 am.
