A. 
Upon a roadway where parking is permitted, both wheels on the right side of the vehicle are to be within 12 inches of the curb or edge of the roadway, except upon those streets which are designated as one-way streets. On such one-way streets, a vehicle shall be parked in the direction in which such vehicle is moving and with both wheels on one side of the vehicle within 12 inches of the curb. This shall not apply to streets or parts of streets where angle parking is required by this article.
B. 
No person shall stop any automobile, truck, or other vehicle in or upon any street in this City in such a manner as to hinder or obstruct the travel over such street, nor at the side of or so near to another vehicle as to obstruct public travel.
A. 
The City Council shall determine upon what streets angle parking shall be permitted and shall mark or sign such streets or cause the same to be marked or signed.
B. 
Upon the streets or parts of streets which have been marked or signed for angle parking, vehicles shall be parked with one wheel within 12 inches of the curb and at the angle to the curb indicated by such marks or official signs. The vehicle shall be parked wholly within the painted lanes provided.
A. 
No person shall allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his name to stand or park in any street, way, highway, road or parkway under the control of the City in violation of any of the provisions of this article or other traffic ordinances of the City and in particular in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or traffic sign or signal:
(1) 
Within an intersection.
(2) 
Upon any sidewalk.
(3) 
Upon any crosswalk.
(4) 
Upon the roadway in a rural or sparsely settled district.
(5) 
Upon any roadway where parking of such vehicle will not leave a clear and unobstructed lane at least 10 feet wide for passing traffic.
(6) 
Upon any street or highway within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
(7) 
In front of any private road or driveway.
(8) 
Upon any street or highway within 20 feet of an intersecting way, except alleys.
(9) 
Within 15 feet of the wall of a fire station or directly across the street from such station, provided that signs are erected acquainting the driver of such restrictions.
(10) 
Within the limits of private ways furnishing means of access for fire apparatus to any part of a tenement house or apartment house.
(11) 
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street in such manner as to constitute double-line or multiple-line parking.
(12) 
Adjacent to any center division strip or island placed upon or being a part of any public way.
(13) 
Within areas designated as reserved for funeral and church parking in front of churches, funeral homes, memorial chapels and places of worship while church services, funeral services or visiting hours are being conducted.
B. 
No person shall allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his or her name to stand or park within the yard between the exterior front wall of the residence and front boundary of the lot upon which it stands unless upon an established driveway or residential parking facility, as provided for in § 5.1, Off-street parking, of the Zoning Ordinance.[1]
[Added 6-19-2006 by Order No. 2006-019A]
(1) 
No vehicle shall be parked on the landscaped portion of any front yard.
(2) 
Whoever violates any provision of this regulation may be penalized by a noncriminal disposition as provided in MGL c. 40, § 21D.
(3) 
For the purposes of this section, Quincy police officers, the Director of Inspectional Services, and local building inspectors shall in all cases be considered enforcing persons.
(4) 
Violation of this regulation shall be subject to a penalty of $25 for the first offense and $50 for each subsequent offense. Each day on which any violation exists shall be deemed to be a separate offense.
(5) 
After three consecutive days on which an offense has occurred, any motor vehicle found in violation of this regulation shall be deemed abandoned and thereby subject to the provisions of MGL c. 90, §§ 22B and 22C.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 375, Zoning.
[Added 9-25-2000 by Order No. 2000-188]
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article or other traffic ordinance of the City, no person shall allow, permit or suffer any vehicle, as described below, to stand or park in any street, way, public way, highway, road or parkway under the control of the City except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or when in compliance with the direction of a police officer or traffic control device:
A. 
A commercial bus;
B. 
A tractor-trailer truck;
C. 
A semitrailer truck;
D. 
A trailer, including but not limited to those used for the transport of boats, motorcycles, construction equipment, landscaping equipment and materials, and the transport of goods and wares of any sort;
E. 
An auto home, camper or mobile home;
F. 
A taxi;
G. 
An ambulance;
H. 
A hearse;
I. 
A livery vehicle;
J. 
A bus, motor bus, school bus or school pupil transport vehicle; and
K. 
A commercial vehicle, meaning any vehicle which is larger than a one-ton vehicle; any vehicle which has five or more wheels on the ground; a cargo van; a tow truck or flatbed used for the transport of vehicles; any vehicle not used exclusively for personal or commuting purposes; and/or any vehicle used for hire or in connection with any employment or business, to transport persons, employees or customers, goods, wares or merchandise.
A list of specific locations where parking is prohibited or restricted is on file in the office of the City Clerk.
A. 
No person may park a vehicle in a parking space which has been reserved for a handicapped person unless his or her vehicle bears a distinctive number plate issued to either a disabled veteran or handicapped person as authorized by MGL c. 90, § 2.
B. 
No person may park a vehicle in a manner as to obstruct a curb ramp designed for use by handicapped persons as a means of egress to a sidewalk.
C. 
This section shall apply to all public areas as well as private parking spaces within the City where the public has a right of access as invitees or licensees.
D. 
The penalty for violating this section shall be contained in the schedule of fines contained in § 325-85.
No person shall park a vehicle within 20 feet of either end of a safety zone which is located within 30 feet of the curb or edge of the roadway.
No person shall park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop.
No person shall park a bus upon any street within a business district at any place other than a bus stop, when a nearby bus stop is available for use.
It is unlawful for any person to park upon a street or highway any vehicle displayed for sale.
No operator shall stop, stand or park any vehicle except for the purpose of, or for a period of time longer than is necessary for, the loading or unloading of passengers, and in no event longer than three minutes at any curb adjacent to the entrance of a school, church, theater, hotel, hospital, public building, or any place of public assemblage, during the hours and between the points designated by official signs, provided that this regulation shall not apply to the shipping or service entrances to any such building.
No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle or other conveyance upon any public way in order to repair, wash or clean such vehicle or other conveyance or cause it to be repaired, washed or cleaned in or upon any public way of the City, nor shall any person occupy any part of any public way as storage room for any vehicle except that in an emergency temporary repairs may be made.
Vehicles found standing or parked in violation of any of the provisions of this article may be removed by or under the direction of any officer and at the expense of the owner to a place where parking is allowed.
[Amended by Order No. 94-225]
Any vehicle which is left on any street or roadway so that it obstructs the plowing or removal of snow from that street or roadway may be removed from that street or roadway by direction of the Chief of Police or Commissioner of Public Works, provided that temporary signs are erected. Any vehicle which is left on any street or roadway under any of the following conditions shall be subject to established fines for blocking snow removal and may be removed from that street or roadway by direction of the Chief of Police or Commissioner of Public Works. The owner of any vehicle found in violation of any of these provisions shall be liable to the City in the sum of fines and penalties authorized in § 325-85 of this article and to the City's authorized towing company for removal and storage of the vehicle in accordance with MGL c. 40, § 22D.
A. 
Parking overnight without a resident parking permit authorizing a vehicle to park in excess of two hours between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. of any day. Vehicle must bear a distinctive permit issued by the Quincy Police Department. Said permits shall be valid for one year from date of issue and shall cost $20. Said permit may be revoked for cause at any time. Such permit does not allow parking of any vehicle in violation of any other rule or regulation, including restrictive parking for street sweeping.
[Amended 6-1-2020 by Order No. 2020-012]
B. 
Parking on the following emergency arteries during a declared snow emergency, provided that signs are posted:
Adams
Atlantic
Beach
Beale
Bellevue
Billings
Brooks Street
Brooks Road
Burgin Parkway
Centre
Chestnut
Clay
Cliveden
Coddington
Commander Shea Boulevard
Common
Copeland
Cottage
DesMoines
Dimmock
Dorchester
East Howard
East Squantum
Elm Street and Avenue
Faxon Park
Fenno
Foster
Franklin Street and Avenue
Garfield
Granite
Greenwood
Hall
Hancock
Harvard
High
Holbrook
Huckins
Independence
Kendrick
Liberty
Maple
McGrath
Mechanic
Newbury
Newport
Palmer
Parkingway
Penn
Quarry
Rawson
Revere
Robertson
Russell
School
Sea
South
Southern Artery
Standish
Stedman
Sumner
Temple
Washington
Water
West
West Elm
West Squantum
Whitwell
Willard
Wilson
C. 
Parking during a declared snow emergency on any street or roadway where parking is ordinarily prohibited in accordance with §§ 325-71 through 325-76 of this article.
D. 
Parking during a declared snow emergency on the odd-numbered side of the street in an even-numbered winter year. [Note: A winter year is the year in which the winter season begins (i.e., the winter year for the snow season beginning on October 1, 1993, and ending in the spring of 1994 is 1993). Thus, parking is not allowed on the even-numbered side of the street during a declared snow emergency for the 1993-1994 winter.]
E. 
Parking during a declared snow emergency on the even-numbered side of the street in an odd-numbered winter year. [Note: A winter year is the year in which the winter season begins (i.e., the winter year for the snow season beginning on October 1, 1993, and ending in the spring of 1994 is 1993). Thus, parking is not allowed on the even-numbered side of the street during a declared snow emergency for the 1993-1994 winter.]
A. 
Authority. In accordance with the provisions of MGL c. 40, § 22D, the City Council enacts the regulations set out in this section authorizing the removal to a convenient place of vehicles parked or standing in such manner or in such areas as set out in Subsections E and F on any way under the control of the City. Vehicles specifically exempted by MGL c. 40, § 22D, shall not, however, be subject to such removal.
B. 
Chief of Police; powers. The moving or towing of any vehicle under the provisions of § 325-82 and this section shall be by and at the direction of the Chief of Police or such other officer(s) of the rank of sergeant or higher as he may from time to time designate.
C. 
Fees. The City Council imposes upon the owner of any vehicle moved or towed to a convenient place, under the provisions of this article, the following fees:
(1) 
Removal or towing fee not to exceed that which is provided in or as authorized by statute law.
(2) 
Storage fee not to exceed that which is provided in or as authorized by statute law.
D. 
Damage to vehicle; liability. The contractor shall be liable to the owner for any damage arising out of negligence caused to a vehicle in the course of removal and storage.
E. 
Tow-away zones; generally.
(1) 
No person shall stand or park or allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his name to stand or park in any of the following places:
(a) 
Upon any way in such a manner as to impede the removal or plowing of snow or ice.
(b) 
Upon any sidewalk.
(c) 
Upon any crosswalk.
(d) 
Upon any way within 20 feet of an intersecting way, except alleys.
(e) 
Upon a way within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
(f) 
On a roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of the way.
(g) 
In front of a public or private driveway.
(h) 
Upon any way where the parking of a vehicle will not leave a clear and unobstructed lane at least 10 feet wide for passing traffic.
(2) 
Vehicles found in violation of the provisions of this subsection, except those specifically exempted by law, shall be removed to a convenient place under the direction of an officer of the Police Department as specified in Subsection A, and the owner of the vehicle so removed or towed away shall be liable to the cost of such removal and storage, if any, as set forth in Subsection C. The owner of any vehicle removed or towed away under the provisions of this section shall also be subject to the penalties provided in MGL c. 90, § 20A.
F. 
Tow-away zones; specific locations.
(1) 
No person shall stand or park or allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his name to stand or park on any of the ways or parts of ways hereinafter described and during the periods of time set forth:
(a) 
All-day parkers on the following streets. All-day parkers using MBTA can be detected if police stripe their tires.
Arlington Street
Chapman Street
Chester Street
Clay Street
Cushing Street
Farrington Street
Fayette Street
Greenwood Street
Stafford Street
Wayland Street
Woodbine Street
(b) 
Berlin Street on both sides.
(c) 
Brook Street, Arlington Street to Newport Avenue (southerly side).
(d) 
Cleverly Court on both sides.
(e) 
DesMoines Road on the southerly side.
(f) 
East Howard Street on the easterly side.
(g) 
Greenwood Street on both sides.
(h) 
Newport Avenue on the easterly side.
(i) 
Newport Avenue on the westerly side (between Brook and Beale Streets).
(j) 
South Street, both sides from Washington Street to East Howard Street.
(k) 
Winter Street on both sides.
(l) 
Woodbine Street on both sides.
(2) 
Vehicles found in violation of the provisions of this subsection, except those specifically exempted by law, shall be removed to a convenient place under the direction of an officer of the Police Department as specified in Subsection A, and the owner of the vehicle so removed or towed away shall be liable to the cost of such removal and storage, if any, as set forth in Subsection C. The owner of any vehicle removed or towed away under the provisions of this subsection shall also be subject to the penalties provided in MGL c. 90, § 20A.
G. 
Tow-away zones; specific locations; posting required. The provisions of Subsection F shall be effective only during such time as a sufficient number of official traffic signs bearing the legend "Tow-Away Zone" are installed, erected, maintained and located so as to be visible to approaching drivers, said signs to be appended above or incorporated into the legend of parking prohibition signs.
H. 
Recordkeeping requirements. The Police Department shall keep a record of all vehicles towed or removed under the provisions of Subsections E and F. Such record shall be retained for one year and shall contain the following information:
(1) 
The registration of the vehicle.
(2) 
The location from which it was towed and time and date of the tow order.
(3) 
The location to which it was moved.
(4) 
The fee charged for towing.
(5) 
Name of towing contractor, if any.
(6) 
Name and rank of officer who authorized towing.
I. 
Recovery. If a vehicle is removed pursuant to Subsections E and F, such vehicle shall be held until all charges lawfully imposed for such removal and storage following the same have been paid, and if in the calendar year in which such vehicle is so removed and in the preceding calendar year five or more notices, in the aggregate, have been affixed to said vehicle as provided in MGL c. 90, § 20C, until due notice has been received that either the fines provided in such notices have been paid or security for the payment thereof has been deposited. In addition, a motor vehicle may, in any calendar year, if in such year and in the calendar year immediately preceding five or more notices in the aggregate have been affixed to said vehicle as provided in said MGL c. 90, § 20C, and have not been disposed of, be removed to, and stored in, a convenient place in the City until all charges lawfully imposed for such removal and storage have been paid and due notice has been received that either the fines provided in such notices have been paid or security for the payment thereof has been deposited.
Upon the following private ways, parking is hereby prohibited:
A. 
Hershey Place, on both sides.
[Amended by Order No. 97-080; 9-25-2000 by Order No. 2000-189; 9-25-2000 by Order. No. 2000-190; 6-19-2006 by Order No. 2006-019A; 6-1-2020 by Order No. 2020-012]
Pursuant to the provisions of MGL c. 90, § 20A, the following schedule of fines is enacted:
A. 
Five-dollar fines. The following offenses shall be subject to a fine of $5 if paid within 21 days of issue, $10 if paid thereafter but before the Parking Clerk reports said violation to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles, and $15 if paid after notification to said Registrar:
(1) 
Vehicle on crossing.
(2) 
Restricted place other than space designated for handicapped.
(3) 
Registration plate.
(4) 
Defiance of corner law.
(5) 
Right wheels not to curb.
(6) 
Meter expired.
(7) 
Not fully parked in lines.
(8) 
Not parked facing curbs in space so designated.
B. 
Ten-dollar fines. The following offenses shall be subject to a fine of $10 if paid within 21 days of issue, $15 if paid thereafter but before the Parking Clerk reports said violation to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles, and $20 if paid after notification to said Registrar:
(1) 
Within 10 feet of fire hydrant.
(2) 
Blocking driveway.
(3) 
Double parking.
C. 
Fifteen-dollar fines. The following offenses shall be subject to a fine of $15 if paid within 21 days of issue, $20 if paid thereafter but before the Parking Clerk reports said violation to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles, and $25 if paid after notification to said Registrar:
(1) 
A vehicle which blocks snow removal.
(2) 
Overtime parking.
(3) 
All-night parking.
(4) 
Nonconforming vehicle parking.
D. 
One-hundred-dollar fines. A vehicle which parks in a space designated for handicap plate while not having such handicap plate shall be subject to a fine of $100 if paid within 21 days of issue, $105 if paid thereafter but before the Parking Clerk reports said violation to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles, and an additional $125 if paid after notification to said Registrar.
E. 
A separate offense shall be deemed committed each two-hour period during which a violation occurs, or continues to occur, as to all violations set forth in this section, except for a violation under Subsection C(3).
F. 
A vehicle which is found in violation of the provisions of § 325-71B of this article shall be subject to a fine of penalty of $25 for the first offense and $50 for each subsequent offense. Each day on which any violation exists shall be deemed to be a separate offense.