Parking Rules in Arlington County, VA (2026)
7 rules for unincorporated Arlington County, Virginia.
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RV & Boat Parking
Motor homes and camping trailers cannot sit on a residential street in Arlington County for more than 5 consecutive days, and boats or boat trailers cannot be parked on a residential street at all. Both violations carry a $25 to $100 fine under § 14.2-34.
Arlington County RV, Trailer and Boat Parking Limits
Significant RestrictionsArlington County Code § 14.2-34(C)-(D)
C. Limitation on parking of motor homes and camping trailers. 1. For the purposes of this subsection, a motor home is defined as a private motor vehicle with a normal seating capacity of not more than ten (10) persons, including the driver, designed primarily for use as living quarters for human beings. ... 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to park any motor home or camping trailer within ...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Arlington County bans parking commercial vehicles, defined as 12,000+ pound trucks, 16-plus passenger vehicles, hazmat carriers, trailers or three-plus axle rigs, on any street where the abutting land is zoned residential. Violators face a $25 to $100 fine.
Arlington County Commercial Vehicle Parking Ban
Significant RestrictionsArlington County Code § 14.2-34(A)
A. Limitation on parking of commercial vehicles. 1. For the purposes of this subsection, a commercial vehicle is defined as any of the following: a. Any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds or more. b. Any vehicle designed to carry sixteen (16) or more passengers, including the driver. ... d. Any trailer or semitrailer, regardless of whether such trailer or sem...
Street Parking Limits
Arlington County bans stopping, standing or parking on sidewalks, crosswalks, and within intersections, plus fixed buffers around fire hydrants, fire stations and street corners: 15 feet from a hydrant, and 15 to 20 feet from an intersection's curb or property lines.
Arlington County Rules on Where Not to Park
Some RestrictionsArlington County Code § 14.2-38(A)
A. No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following places: 1. On a sidewalk; 2. In front of a public or private driveway; 3. Within an intersection; 4. Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant or entrance to a fire station; 5. W...
EV Charging
Arlington County fines up to $25 for parking in a marked electric-vehicle charging space if the vehicle isn't a plug-in electric or isn't actually charging. The penalty only applies where the space carries a posted sign stating the up-to-$25 penalty.
Arlington County EV Charging Space Rules
Some RestrictionsArlington County Code § 14.2-38.4(B)-(C)
B. It shall constitute a traffic infraction for any person to park a vehicle that (i) is not a plug-in electric motor vehicle, or (ii) is a plug-in electric motor vehicle that is not in the process of charging in a parking space adjacent to an electric vehicle charging station that is clearly marked as reserved for charging plug-in electric motor vehicles. A violation of this subsection is subj...
Abandoned Vehicles
Arlington County police can tow any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer left unattended on public or private property for more than ten days, or presumed abandoned after four days without a current license plate, County sticker, or state inspection sticker.
Arlington County Abandoned Vehicle Removal
Some RestrictionsArlington County Code § 14.2-3
Whenever any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is found on the public streets or public grounds unattended by the owner or operator and constitutes a danger or hazard to pedestrian or motor vehicle traffic, or ... left unattended for more than ten (10) days upon any public property or privately-owned property other than the property of the owner of such motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrail...
Loading Zones
Arlington County caps loading zone stops at 30 minutes. Section 14.2-38.3 reserves marked loading zones for commercial vehicles picking up or dropping off passengers or materials, with the County Manager setting each zone's location and applicable hours by regulation.
Arlington County Loading Zone Time Limit
Some RestrictionsArlington County Code § 14.2-38.3
A. Definitions... 1. “Loading zone” means a space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of commercial vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or materials. ... B. The County Manager is authorized to adopt administrative regulations for the establishment of loading zones. ... Establishment of a loading zone shall be at the discretion of the County Manager and based upo...
Preferential Parking Districts
Arlington County's Residential Permit Parking (RPP) Program, County Code §§ 14.2-98 to 14.2-104, lets the County Manager restrict on-street parking to permit holders once occupancy on a residential district's streets exceeds 85% of capacity. Eligible households get up to four vehicle permits priced from $40 to $150 each, plus visitor passes and a landlord pass.
Arlington County Residential Permit Parking Rules
Significant RestrictionsArlington County Code § 14.2-99
To those ends, whenever the County Manager or designee shall determine, based on a parking occupancy study, that on the streets of a particular district or discrete portion of a district in which residential uses are permitted and commercial and industrial uses are not permitted, except transitional uses or by conditional use permit, the total number of parking spaces actually occupied by any v...
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