Swansea's new parking rules ban every vehicle and trailer from the road during a declared snow emergency. One local crew plows driveways, clears walks and salts for Swansea homes, from Ocean Grove's tight streets to the larger lots inland, with terms in writing.
Updated November 11, 2026
Swansea has dense cottage neighborhoods near the water at Ocean Grove and along the Cole and Lees Rivers, alongside newer subdivisions and larger lots inland off Route 6 and Route 103. Narrow streets near the shore fill quickly with snow.
During a declared snow emergency in Swansea, no vehicle or trailer may sit on the roadway, and illegally parked cars can be towed at the owner's cost. Massachusetts owners owe reasonable care for snow and ice.
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Under parking rules Swansea's Board of Selectmen adopted Feb. 10, 2026, no vehicle or trailer may park on any roadway once the town declares a snow emergency, until it is declared over. Source: Herald News via AOL: Swansea updates parking laws and traffic rules (2026)
Illegally parked vehicles in Swansea can be towed, with the owner paying removal and storage; tight neighborhoods such as Ocean Grove are where snow clogs the streets. Source: Herald News via AOL: Swansea updates parking laws and traffic rules (2026)
During the Feb. 28, 2023 storm, Swansea's parking ban ran until 10 p.m. and police asked residents to stay off the roads. Source: Herald News via Yahoo News: Snow-related parking bans for Greater Fall River (Feb. 2023)
Massachusetts owners owe reasonable care for snow and ice under Papadopoulos v. Target (2010), whether the ice formed naturally or not. Source: Claims Journal: Massachusetts court changes slip-and-fall liability (Papadopoulos v. Target, 2010)
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