Parking Rules in Jefferson Parish, LA (2026)
7 rules for unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
Verified from official government sources
RV & Boat Parking
The parish zoning code lets residents keep RVs and boats on their lot, but they must sit behind the front building line (or 60 feet back) and, if over seven feet tall, be set back five feet and screened from neighbors and the street.
RV and Boat Parking Rules in Jefferson Parish
Some RestrictionsJefferson Parish Code Sec. 40-661(g)(2)(a)
Recreational vehicles and recreational watercraft not parked or stored inside of a fully enclosed garage shall be parked or stored completely behind the front building line of the principal structure or not less than sixty (60) feet from the front lot line, whichever is closest to the front lot line.
Driveway Rules
Jefferson Parish bans parking, storing, or driving a vehicle on the unpaved or non-graveled part of a front yard at a home or business, as well as on canal servitudes, levees, neutral grounds, medians, and the strip between the paved street and the property line. Violators can have their vehicle tagged and processed like an abandoned car.
No Parking on Unpaved Front Yards in Jefferson Parish
Some RestrictionsJefferson Parish Code of Ordinances Sec. 36-5(a)
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to park, store, drive and/or ride a motor vehicle upon any canal servitudes, levees or levee rights-of-way, public drainage servitudes, neutral grounds, medians, and/or on the rights-of-way between the paved portion of a dedicated street and the property line of the adjacent landowner within the parish, and/or on the unpaved or non-graveled portion of the ...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Heavy commercial vehicles, commercial vans, trailers, and buses cannot park on any public street inside or bordering a Jefferson Parish residential district. Residents may keep up to two light commercial vehicles on their lot, but only one at a time can sit on the street.
Commercial Truck Parking Near Homes
Significant RestrictionsJefferson Parish Code § 36-161(c)
Sec. 36-161. On-street parking within or adjacent to a residential district or a residential development site. (a)These provisions are to be strictly construed to deter nuisance activities and to preserve the integrity of residential districts...(c)Unless otherwise provided, it shall be unlawful for any person to park or cause to be parked any heavy commercial vehicle, commercial van, trailer, ...
Street Parking Limits
Jefferson Parish bans parking within three feet of a driveway's curb return or directly across from it on unincorporated two-lane streets, plus 30-foot intersection clearance, 20-foot fire hydrant clearance, and a 10-foot roadway width for traffic. Violators face a citation under Code Sec. 1-10.
On-Street Parking and Driveway Rules
Some RestrictionsJefferson Parish Code § 36-94
Sec. 36-94. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle, or permit it to stand, whether attended or unattended, on the street in front of, or within three (3) feet of the curb return of a driveway, or on the street directly opposite a driveway, on all two-lane public streets, roads, or highways in the unincorporated areas of the parish... This section shall not prevent a legal o...
Overnight Parking
Jefferson Parish has no nightly parking curfew; a vehicle can sit on a public street overnight or even all weekend. The limit is duration, not the clock: Sec. 36-88 bans parking any vehicle on a street, roadway, shoulder, or curb for more than 48 consecutive hours.
48-Hour Street Parking Limit in Jefferson Parish
Light RestrictionsJefferson Parish Code § 36-88
Sec. 36-88. Unlawful to park a vehicle on street more than forty-eight hours. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to park, store, stop, leave standing or permit the parking, storing, stopping or standing of any vehicle on any street, highway, roadway or shoulder or curb thereof for longer than forty-eight (48) consecutive hours. Any person who violates any provision of this section sh...
Abandoned Vehicles
Jefferson Parish bans junked, derelict or abandoned vehicles on any street, right-of-way, or vacant or unused parish or private property. Sec. 36-129 outlaws discarding, parking or advertising such a vehicle for sale, and code compliance and enforcement inspectors tag, photograph and can order removal within 24 to 72 hours depending on where it sits.
Abandoned Vehicle Rules in Jefferson Parish
Some RestrictionsJefferson Parish Code of Ordinances Sec. 36-129
No persons shall advertise or display a vehicle for sale, nor discard or park any junked, derelict, abandoned vehicle or any part of a vehicle on a parish street or right-of-way as defined in section 29-6(a)(2), or any vacant or unused portion of parish or private property. For purposes of this section, any object, which is moved or pulled by its being attached to a vehicle, such as a boat or t...
Loading Zones
Any hospital, hotel, or commercial building over 7,500 square feet that takes delivery trucks must build a permanent off-street loading space for every 7,500 square feet of floor area. Smaller retail and industrial buildings still need sufficient loading room so trucks stay off the sidewalk and street.
Off-Street Loading Space Rules in Jefferson Parish
Some RestrictionsJefferson Parish Code § 40-663(a)-(b)
Sec. 40-663. Off-street loading requirements. (a)Every hospital, institution, hotel, commercial or industrial building or use having a gross floor area in excess of seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet and requiring the receipt of distribution vehicle of materials and merchandise shall have at least one (1) permanently-maintained off-street loading space for each seven thousand five ...
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