Town of Stoneham Parking Regulations

Parking Permits

The appropriate placard that will be prominently displayed on the front dashboard of the eligible vehicle. Said parking placard will bear the emblem of the Town of Stoneham with the business name or residential address corresponding with the permit number issued by the town to which it is assigned. Said parking placard may be transferable or assignable to another vehicle which must be listed on the permit application.

Eligible Persons

The following persons are eligible to purchase parking placards:

1. Residents of the Town of Stoneham, with proof of residency
2. Owners of businesses located within the Town of Stoneham
3. Persons employed within the Town of Stoneham, with proof of employment

Vehicles

The following vehicles are not eligible under this regulation:

• Buses
• Truck tractors
• Vehicles bearing LV (livery plates) license plates
• Vehicles that exceed twenty feet in length
• Vehicles that have a carrying capacity of more than one ton

Eligible Vehicles

• Be service/construction vehicles that obtain a placard from the Town Clerk’s office the cost of the placard shall be $5 each day the vehicle is parked on the street. This service/construction vehicle placard can only be issued for two consecutive days and no more than four days in any week.
• Have no unpaid parking violations
• Have no unpaid vehicle excise tax
• Have a valid vehicle registration and be insured

Fees 

The fee for said business placard shall be $200 annually or $60 quarterly unless the permit is issued for the Recreation Park municipal parking lot than the fees shall be $100 annually and $30 quarterly. All permits will be issued on an annual basis from the date of issuance. For service/construction vehicles there will be no fee for the first two days and $10 a day thereafter allowing them to park in parking lots but not on Main Street. for more than two hours. There shall be no refunds on any fees paid. 

Appeals

Any appeal of this regulation shall be decided by the police chief or his designee. All appeals must be made within the prescribed time and all decisions shall be final and binding. During routine street sweeping along Main Street from Lindenwood Street to Marble Street no parking will be allowed as follows:

• On Tuesdays, from April 1 to December 31, cars may not park on the east side of Main Street from 5 a.m. until 6 a.m, and on the west side of Main Street from 6 a.m. until 7 a.m. Signs will be posted.

It is the responsibility of the Town of Stoneham’s Police Chief or his designee to enforce this regulation. Any vehicle that parks longer than two hours must have the appropriate colored placard coinciding with the municipal lot. Any vehicle parked in the designated municipal lot without a valid sticker shall be fined without a valid appropriate placard is subject to a fine. The penalty/fine will be $15 for each and every offense. 

If there are more than three offenses that have not been paid than the holder of the permit shall lose their privilege to the commercial parking sticker until all fines and penalties are paid in full and are subject to be towed at the owner’s expense. Any misuse or abuse of this permit shall result in immediate forfeiture of the privilege to use the permit and shall be subject to fines of $100 for each day the misuse or abuse occurs. 

During routine street sweeping along Main Street from Lindenwood Street to Marble Street. On Tuesdays, from April 1 to December 31, cars may not park on the east side of Main Street from 5 until 6 a.m, and on the west side of Main Street from 6 until 7 a.m. Signs will be posted.