Watertown Winter Parking Ban Suspended

WATERTOWN, MA – The Watertown winter parking ban will be temporarily suspended for the holiday season, Police Chief Michael Lawn announced this week. Officers will stop enforcing the overnight parking ban on Dec. 23, barring any snowfall that would require plowing or sanding.

Enforcement of the parking ban will begin again on Jan. 3. The police department urges residents to check the town website for available off-street parking locations in the event of snow.

Watertown's regular winter parking rules prohibit cars from public ways for more than one hour between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m., seven days a week, until April 1.

For residents who cannot find sufficient off-street parking, the town allows for temporary parking at any municipal parking lot and the following locations:

• The police station at 552 Main Street (visitor's parking lot only)
• Any public school parking lot
• Marion Road parking lot at Victory Field
• O'Connell Park, (lot at the corner of Boylston Street and Mt Auburn Street)

These locations may be used free of charge; however, vehicles may only use available spaces after 7 p.m. and must be moved by 7 a.m. the following day. Vehicles must be removed from school property no later than 6 a.m. Violators may be towed.

Parking on the sidewalk is also prohibited.

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