Somerville has City-wide permit parking. This means you need to obtain a RESIDENTIAL sticker before you can park on our streets. Cars parked on City streets without a residential sticker will be ticketed. To obtain a residential sticker you must present a current, valid Mass registration showing Somerville, MA as the principal place of garaging. Traffic and Parking will contact the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) to verify that their records have been updated with your current Somerville address before a permit is issued should you present a MA registration with a non-Somerville address. You must also provide proof of residency with either a bank statement, or a current (dated within 30 days of obtaining the permit) gas, electric, telephone or cable bill. The RESIDENTIAL sticker is good for all posted streets within the city and not just the street where you live. There is a $15.00 fee, senior citizens (60+), HP plates and placards exempt. 

You are entitled to receive two VISITOR CARDS per household if you live on a street that has a permit parking restriction. These cards are to be used by your visitors only twice a week in the same vehicle. Please contact the Department of Traffic & Parking at 617-625-6600 X7900 for information about the issuance of temporary parking permits.

To obtain visitor cards you must show a bank statement, or a current (dated within 30 days of obtaining the permits) gas, electric, telephone, or cable bill showing the servicing address of the apartment where you are residing No Visitor Cards are to be used by residents for any reason. There is a $5.00 fee for each card; senior citizens (60+), HP plates and placards exempt.

Credit cards are not accepted. In order to apply for a permit, bring the appropriate documents described above to the following location:

Somerville Office of Traffic and Parking
133 Holland Street
Somerville, MA 02144

Hours of Operation:
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 9:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.
Thursday 9:00 A.M.-7:00 P.M.
Friday 9:00 A.M.-12 noon