Use the links below to get more detailed information about how to apply for each type of Street Occupancy Permit.
Block Party Permit
A block party is a community event hosted on a neighborhood street by a group of neighbors, a non-profit organization, or an association. During a block party, the City closes the block to through traffic.
Block Party Application
Dumpster Permit
A Dumpster Permit allows you to reserve curb space for the purpose of temporarily placing a dumpster on a City street for moving debris or garbage from a construction site. Dumpster permits are issued for a maximum of two spaces.
Dumpster Application
Funeral/Wake
A Funeral/Wake Parking Permit is for funeral homes to reserve parking spaces to provide on-street parking for wake and funeral service attendees.
Funeral/Wake Application
Moving Container or Crate
A Moving Container/Crate Permit allows you to reserve curb space for the purpose of placing a crate or container on a City street while moving goods in or out of a building. These permits are issued for three consecutive days.
Container/Crate Application
Moving Van
A Moving Van Permit allows you to reserve curb space for the purpose of parking a vehicle on a City street while moving goods in or out of a building. Moving Van Permits can be issued for a maximum of two consecutive days.
Moving Van Application
Tool Truck
A Tool Truck Permit reserves space for a specified length of time to park contractor’s vehicles while doing construction in Cambridge. Permits can only be posted in front of your work area and cannot be posted in front of neighboring residences, in spaces reserved for persons with disabilities, across driveways, within ten feet of a fire hydrant or locations posted no parking or no stopping.
Tool Truck Application
Traffic Clearance
A Traffic Clearance Permit temporarily restricts parking for a specified length of time to provide the proper space needed for the turning radius of construction vehicles accessing a job site. This permit is also issued to provide space for re-routing traffic from a travel lane and into a parking lane associated with large construction jobs.
Traffic Clearance Application
Traffic Special Event
The Traffic Special Event Permit is reserved for the following events: Parking for a Festival, Parade, Processional, Public Safety Events, Road Race, University Events including Move-in/move-out, Walkathons, and other large events. This permit only covers the use of the street, permits from other departments may be required depending on the type of event.
Traffic Special Event Application
Other
The Other Street Occupancy Parking Permit type allows companies/organizations to reserve curb space for the purpose of parking their service vehicle on a City street.
Other Permit Application