                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COUNTY ORDINANCES PROHIBITING CERTAIN PARKING IN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS (§
46.2-1224)

A. The governing body of any county may, by ordinance, prohibit any person from
parking any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer on or adjacent to the
highways in the county when such person parks any such motor vehicle, trailer,
or semitrailer for commercial purposes. The provisions of any such ordinance
shall not apply to motor vehicle carriers when picking up or discharging
passengers.

B. The governing bodies of (i) counties with populations greater than 500,000
and of towns located therein and (ii) counties with populations of at least
210,000 but less than 217,000 may, by ordinance, prohibit any person from
parking any commercial vehicle, as defined in this section, on the highways
within their respective jurisdiction in areas zoned for residential use. For the
purposes of this section, the term &#8220;commercial vehicle&#8221; may include:
(i) any solid waste collection vehicle, tractor truck or tractor
truck/semitrailer or tractor truck/trailer combination, dump truck, concrete
mixer truck, tow truck with a registered gross weight of 12,000 pounds or more,
and any heavy construction equipment, whether located on the highway or on a
truck, trailer, or semitrailer; (ii) any trailer, semitrailer, or other vehicle
in which food or beverages are stored or sold; (iii) any trailer or semitrailer
used for transporting landscaping or lawn-care equipment whether or not such
trailer or semitrailer is attached to another vehicle; (iv) any vehicle licensed
by the Commonwealth for use as a common or contract carrier or as a limousine;
(v) any truck more than 20 feet in length, other than commercial vehicles used
by a public service company as defined in &#xA7; 56-1 or by others working on
its behalf, or commercial vehicles used in the provision of cable television
service as defined in &#xA7; 15.2-2108.2, or commercial vehicles used in the
provision of propane gas service; and (vi) any vehicle carrying commercial
freight in plain view. Such ordinance shall permit, however, one resident of
each single-family dwelling unit zoned for residential use to park one vehicle
licensed as a taxicab or limousine on such highways, provided other vehicles are
permitted to park thereon. The provisions of any such ordinance shall not apply
to a commercial vehicle when picking up or discharging passengers or when
temporarily parked pursuant to the performance of work or service at a
particular location.

C. The governing bodies of counties with populations greater than 500,000 and
the governing bodies of towns within such counties&#8217; boundaries may by
ordinance prohibit any person from parking any of the following vehicles on the
highways within their respective jurisdictions in areas zoned for commercial or
industrial use if such highways do not comply with the current geometric design
standards of the Virginia Department of Transportation Road Design Manual or
Subdivision Street Requirements that would apply had the highways been
constructed at the time of adoption of such ordinance: (i) any solid waste
collection vehicle, tractor truck, or tractor truck/semitrailer or tractor
truck/trailer combination, dump truck, concrete mixer truck, tow truck with a
registered gross weight of 12,000 pounds or more, and any heavy construction
equipment, whether located on the highway or on a truck, trailer, or
semitrailer; (ii) any trailer, semitrailer, or other vehicle in which food or
beverages are stored or sold; or (iii) any trailer or semitrailer used for
transporting landscaping or lawn care equipment whether or not such trailer or
semitrailer is attached to another vehicle. The provisions of any such ordinance
shall not apply to any commercial vehicle when picking up or discharging
passengers or when temporarily parked pursuant to the delivery of goods or the
performance of work or service at a particular location.
			Any violation of the provisions of any such ordinance shall be a traffic
infraction.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-259.2; 1952, c. 602; 1958, cc. 10, 541, § 46.1-254;
1989, c. 727; 1996, c. 770; 1997, c. 19; 1998, cc. 391, 403, 424; 2005, c. 293;
2006, cc. 874, 891; 2009, c. 183.