The City of Lowell has declared a snow emergency as of 5:00 today with a parking ban starting at 11:00PM. Our rules follow the city’s declaration which means that all cars must be out of our surface lot by 11:00 or they risk being towed. Apparently parking is free to downtown residents starting at 5:00 at ALL city garages this time around (but given past experience I sure wouldn’t assume that’s always going to be the case.)

The city announcement follows.

Snow Emergency Parking Ban

A Snow Emergency Parking Ban has been declared for Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.  The ban shall be effective six hours later at 11:00 p.m.

There shall be no parking on all City Streets from 11:00 p.m. until such time that the ban is lifted.  Motor vehicles parking in violation of such ban (City Ordinance, § 266-103: Parking prohibited) are subject to towing under the authority of the Lowell Police Department and such towing will be at the owner’s expense (§ 266-104: Removal authorized; charges).  Motor vehicles shall also receive a parking violation ticket. 

FREE Parking for City residents who do not have access to “off-street” parking during “Snow Emergency – Parking Ban” is available beginning at 5:00 p.m. at ALL CITY PARKING GARAGES:  

George Ayotte Parking Garage 
1 Post Office Square  

Leo A. Roy Garage 
100 Market St.  

Lower Locks Garage 
90 Warren Street

J. M. Downes, Sr. Garage 
75 John St.

Hamilton Canal Garage 
Dutton St. @ Broadway St.

Edward J. Early Jr Garage 
135 Middlesex St.

Once the “Snow Emergency” is lifted, any City of Lowell residents that have parked in the free parking spaces will have 2 hours to remove their vehicles from the facility without incurring any additional expenses.  Vehicles not removed within two hours will be assessed a fee from that time until the vehicle is removed.