                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PARKING, STOPPING, AND STANDING REGULATIONS IN COUNTIES, CITIES, OR TOWNS;
PARKING METERS; PRESUMPTION AS TO VIOLATION OF ORDINANCES; PENALTY (§
46.2-1220)

The governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance provide for the
regulation of parking, stopping, and standing of vehicles within its limits,
including, but not limited to, the regulation of any vehicle blocking access to
and preventing use of curb ramps, fire hydrants, and mailboxes on public or
private property. Such ordinances may also include the installation and
maintenance of parking meters. The ordinance may require the deposit of a coin
of a prescribed denomination, determine the length of time a vehicle may be
parked, and designate a department, official, or employee of the local
government to administer the provisions of the ordinance. The ordinance may
delegate to that department, official, or employee the authority to make and
enforce any additional regulations concerning parking that may be required,
including, but not limited to, penalties for violations, deadlines for the
payment of fines, and late payment penalties for fines not paid when due. In a
locality having a population of at least 40,000, the ordinance may also provide
that a summons or parking ticket for the violation of the ordinance or
regulations may be issued by law-enforcement officers, other uniformed employees
of the locality, or by uniformed personnel serving under contract with the
locality. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, the
governing bodies of Augusta, Bath, and Rockingham Counties may by ordinance
provide for the regulation of parking, stopping, and standing of vehicles within
their limits, but no such ordinance shall authorize or provide for the
installation and maintenance of parking meters.
		No ordinance adopted under the provisions of this section shall prohibit the
parking of two motorcycles in single parking spaces designated, marked, and
sized for four-wheel vehicles. The governing body of any county, city, or town
may, by ordinance, permit the parking of three or more motorcycles in single
parking spaces designated, marked, and sized for four-wheel vehicles.
		If any ordinance regulates parking on an interstate highway or any arterial
highway or any extension of an arterial highway, it shall be subject to the
approval of the Commissioner of Highways.
		In any prosecution charging a violation of the ordinance or regulation, proof
that the vehicle described in the complaint, summons, parking ticket citation,
or warrant was parked in violation of the ordinance or regulation, together with
proof that the defendant was at the time the registered owner of the vehicle, as
required by Chapter 6 (§ 46.2-600 et seq.), shall constitute in evidence a
prima facie presumption that the registered owner of the vehicle was the person
who committed the violation. Violators of local ordinances adopted by
Chesterfield County or James City County pursuant to this section shall be
subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $75, the proceeds from which shall be
paid into the locality&#8217;s general fund.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 46-259, 46-259.1; 1958, c. 541, §§ 46.1-252,
46.1-252.1, 46.1-253; 1962, c. 121; 1966, c. 712; 1968, c. 583; 1975, c. 560;
1976, c. 74; 1978, cc. 182, 202, 424; 1985, c. 244; 1989, c. 727; 1990, cc. 121,
418; 1991, c. 372; 1992, c. 268; 1993, cc. 86, 125; 1994, cc. 218, 417; 1995, c.
144; 1996, c. 348; 1997, cc. 506, 780, 912; 1998, c. 545; 1999, c. 71; 2001, cc.
128, 141, 143, 156; 2002, cc. 48, 132, 266; 2003, cc. 32, 773; 2008, c. 193;
2014, cc. 505, 563; 2017, c. 490; 2019, cc. 459, 711.