FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 23, 2025
City Code Revised to Prohibit Overnight Parking of Certain Large Vehicles
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Charlottesville City Council, in an effort to reestablish public parking for the active use of vehicle turnover and not the long-term storage of personal property, has approved the revision of Section 15-144 of the Code of the City of Charlottesville. Under the newly revised code, storage of boats, recreational vehicles, antique vehicles, farm use vehicles, buses or vans (over 12-person capacity), or any vehicle or trailer with more than 2 wheels per axle will be prohibited from parking overnight on city streets. Additionally, tarping a vehicle on a city street and service stations parking vehicles awaiting work to be done, will no longer be allowed to park on city streets.
The fully revised section is provided below:
- Sec. 15-144. Parking of restricted vehicles
- No vehicle or trailer listed below shall be parked on any of the public streets of the City between the hours of midnight and 6:00 AM, however this section shall not apply to a vehicle that has obtained a parking permit from the City
- Semi-truck or semitrailer, as defined by Virginia Code § 46.2-1500
- Bus or van designed to carry more than 12 twelve passengers (city school buses and vans accepted)
- Vehicle with antique license plate
- Vehicle with F-tag license plate or Farm Use placard
- Boat
- Recreational vehicle (as defined by City Code § 34-1200) or Trailer (as defined by Virginia Code § 46.2-1500) in excess of 20 feet in length
- Any vehicle or trailer with more than two 2 wheels per axle
- No vehicle or trailer parked on a public street of the City shall be covered with a tarp or cover that restricts inspection of the vehicle’s or trailer’s license plate or state inspection decal.
- It shall be unlawful for any person, business, or corporation to perform service or repairs on a vehicle parked on a public street within the City, or to store or park on any public street, any motor vehicle left in the custody of any business; provided however, that this section shall not apply to:
- emergency service or repairs;
- vehicle owners performing minor service or repairs on their respective vehicles otherwise legally parked and operative; or
- the accommodation for the immediate transfer, exchange, or removal of a vehicle to or from a garage, repair shop, service station, or parking facility.
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Afton Schneider
Director of Communications & Public Engagement
City of Charlottesville
434-996-0331
schneidera@charlottesville.gov