10 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
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In Chattanooga, City Code § 24-286(e) bars parking or storing a recreational vehicle, camper, trailer or boat in a residential right-of-way between 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Keep it on your own lot as accessory storage under zoning. The unincorporated county sets no street time limit; HOAs may be stricter.
Chattanooga City Code § 24-286(e)
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or store a recreational vehicle, camper, trailer or non-motorized vehicle … within a City right-of-way between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. in any residential zone or residential area within the City.
Hamilton County has no ordinance requiring a paved driveway. But Chattanooga City Code § 24-286(a)(2) prohibits stopping, standing or parking in front of any public or private driveway. Driveway design and new curb cuts follow zoning and need an access permit from the road authority.
Chattanooga City Code § 24-286(a)(2)
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle … in any of the following places: … (2) In front of a public or private driveway
Chattanooga bars parking a truck, trailer or vehicle with three or more axles, or over 14,900 lbs GVWR, in a residential district — on the street or on private property — except while loading (City Code § 24-286(f)). Properly zoned commercial or industrial property is exempt.
Chattanooga City Code § 24-286(f)
No person shall stand or park a truck, trailer, or other motor vehicle having three (3) or more axles or with a gross vehicle weight rate (G.V.W.R.) greater than fourteen thousand nine hundred (14,900) pounds in a residential district on either a street right-of-way or on private property except during the loading or unloading of passengers or material.
On Chattanooga streets you must park parallel, facing traffic, with the right-hand wheels within eighteen inches of the curb (City Code § 24-289). Some neighborhoods are permit-only zones. In unincorporated Hamilton County, Tennessee's rules of the road (TCA Title 55-8) apply and there is no general county time limit.
Chattanooga City Code § 24-289(a)
no person shall stand or park a vehicle in a roadway other than parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement and with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle within eighteen (18) inches of the curb or edge of the roadway.
Neither Hamilton County nor Tennessee bans simple overnight street parking. Chattanooga has no citywide overnight ban, but a vehicle left illegally on public property over 48 hours (or unattended over 10 days) is "abandoned" under City Code § 24-341 and can be tagged and towed.
Chattanooga City Code § 24-341(d)
Abandoned vehicle shall mean any vehicle or part thereof which is left unattended on public or private property for more than ten (10) days, or a vehicle that has remained illegally on public property for a period of more than forty-eight (48) hours
Neither Hamilton County nor Chattanooga has a dedicated residential EV-charging ordinance. A home Level 2 charger is installed under electrical and building permits using Tennessee's adopted electrical code (NEC). Commercial and multifamily charging must meet the applicable zoning off-street parking standards.
Chattanooga treats any discarded or abandoned vehicle on private land within the city as a public nuisance (City Code § 24-344) and bars leaving junked vehicles on streets (§ 24-343). Owners get at least 10 days' notice to remove; violations carry a fine up to $50 per day (§ 24-349).
Chattanooga City Code § 24-344
The location or presence of any discarded or abandoned vehicle or discarded or abandoned vehicles on any lot, tract, parcel of land or portion thereof, occupied or unoccupied, improved or unimproved, within the city shall be deemed a public nuisance
Residents may not paint public curbs. In Chattanooga, curb colors and no-parking signs are set by the city — parking against a yellow curb or a posted sign is prohibited (City Code § 24-286, § 24-287). Markings and striping are installed by the road authority; request a zone rather than
Chattanooga City Code § 24-287
No person shall park a vehicle on any property of the city where "no parking" signs have been placed; nor shall any person park any vehicle on such property or on any street for a longer time than is permitted by signs placed on such property or streets.
In Chattanooga, marked freight curb loading zones may be used only for loading, and no longer than 30 minutes (City Code § 24-295); passenger loading zones allow only 3 minutes (§ 24-294). Off-street loading for new commercial development is set by zoning (Chapter 38 / RPA).
Chattanooga City Code § 24-295
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time, other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials in any place marked as a freight curb loading zone … In no case shall the stop for loading and unloading of materials exceed thirty (30) minutes.
Oversized vehicles — trucks, trailers or vehicles with three or more axles or over 14,900 lbs GVWR — may not park in a Chattanooga residential district, on the street or private property, except while loading (City Code § 24-286(f)). Junked oversized vehicles are a nuisance under § 24-344.
Chattanooga City Code § 24-286(f)
No person shall stand or park a truck, trailer, or other motor vehicle having three (3) or more axles or with a gross vehicle weight rate (G.V.W.R.) greater than fourteen thousand nine hundred (14,900) pounds in a residential district on either a street right-of-way or on private property except during the loading or unloading of passengers or material.
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