New Marblehead Snow Emergency Parking Ban Rules In Effect This Weekend

MARBLEHEAD, MA — It did not take long for Marblehead to put its new snow emergency parking ban guidelines into practice.

Just four days after the Select Board unanimously approved a flexible ban — previously all bans were from midnight to 7 a.m. — the town declared a parking ban beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday and concluding at 11 a.m. on Sunday morning unless conditions dictate otherwise.

• Marblehead Scraps Overnight-Only Snow Emergency Parking Bans

Up to 7 inches of snow was expected across parts of the state Saturday night into Sunday before precipitation turns to ice and then rain along the coast, with an extending period of freezing rain possible inland.

It will be illegal to park any vehicle including boats and trailers on any public way during a declared snow emergency. Depositing snow and ice, on or against a fire hydrant, or on any sidewalk or roadway is prohibited.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)