Parking Rules in Montgomery County, VA (2026)
7 rules for unincorporated Montgomery County, Virginia.
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RV & Boat Parking
In Montgomery County outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg, boats, camping trailers, travel trailers, motorized dwellings and horse vans parked in a residential district cannot be lived in, and any unit six feet or taller must stay out of the front or side yard and at least three feet from buildings under § 10-41.
Montgomery County RV and Boat Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 10-41
Parking of small cargo trailers and recreational vehicles or equipment in a residential district including but not limited to boats, boat trailers, camping trailers, travel trailers, motorized dwellings, tent trailers, houseboats and horse vans, are subject to the following limitations: Such equipment shall not be used for living, sleeping or other occupancy when parked or stored on a residenti...
Driveway Rules
In Montgomery County outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg, § 10-41 limits front-yard parking to the area covered by a paved or gravel driveway. Parking anywhere else on a front lawn, such as grass, dirt or gravel outside the driveway footprint, is not an approved parking surface in a residential district.
Montgomery County Front-Yard Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 10-41
Limitations on vehicles and parking in residential districts. Parking areas in front yards shall be limited to the area contained in paved or gravel driveways.
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
In Montgomery County outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg, a residential lot may park no more than one commercial vehicle tied to an approved home occupation, capped at one and a half tons GVW and kept out of the front or side yard, while buses, trucks and other vehicles over that weight cannot be stored or parked overnight in a residential district unless the lot is at least two acres.
Montgomery County VA Residential Truck Parking Rule
Some RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 10-41(14)
Limitations on vehicles and parking in residential districts. ... Parking ... of not more than one (1) commercial vehicle associated with an approved home occupation or home business shall be permitted, provided that such vehicles shall not include any tractor trailer or vehicle exceeding one and one-half (1½) ton capacity. Parking for such vehicles shall not be in any required front or side ya...
Street Parking Limits
Outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg, parking any automobile, truck or other automotive equipment on or alongside a county or state road for a commercial purpose is unlawful under Sec 6-52, with a carved-out exception for motor vehicle carriers picking up or discharging passengers. The chapter's general penalty of up to $100 applies since Sec 6-52 sets no fine of its own.
Commercial-Purpose Street Parking in Montgomery County VA
Significant RestrictionsMontgomery County Code §§ 6-1, 6-52
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any of the provisions of this chapter, and unless otherwise stated, such violations shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00). ... It shall be unlawful for any person to ... park any automobile, truck or other automotive equipment on or alongside any road, highway or street of the county or of the state in the cou...
Abandoned Vehicles
Outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg, a vehicle is presumed abandoned under Sec 6-55 once it has sat in one spot for four days without a current license plate or valid state inspection sticker, and any vehicle left more than ten days on public or someone else's private property can be towed and, after a 30-day hold, sold at public auction.
Abandoned Vehicle Removal in Montgomery County VA
Some RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 6-55
Whenever any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer is found on the public highways ... unattended by the owner or operator and constitutes a hazard to traffic ... or whenever any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer is 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...
Curb Color Rules
On county-owned or county-leased property outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg, Sec 6-54.1 bars standing, stopping or parking a vehicle adjacent to any yellow-painted curb, and outside marked parking spaces generally. The sheriff's office enforces it with an escalating fine that starts at $3 and rises to $6 if unpaid within 72 hours.
No Parking at Yellow Curbs in Montgomery County VA
Some RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 6-54.1
No person shall stand, stop or park a vehicle on any county-owned or -leased property except within properly marked and designated parking spaces in compliance with all authorized signs or markings posted on such property. No person shall stand, stop or park a vehicle adjacent to any yellow painted curb on county-owned or -leased property. ... The notice will instruct the owner to submit a paym...
Loading Zones
In Montgomery County outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg, any new building or use, or any expansion of one, must provide the off-street loading space set by the Sec. 10-44 use table; general and convenience retail needs one loading space for the first 10,000 square feet plus one more for each additional 20,000 square feet, on top of its required parking.
Montgomery County VA Off-Street Loading Rule
Some RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 10-44
Applicability. ... There shall be provided at the time of erection of any building or use, or at the time any building or use is enlarged, minimum permanent off-street parking and loading space in the amount specified in the requirements of this section. ... General and convenience retail (books, gifts, clothing, paint and wall coverings, toys, discount merchandising, groceries, liquor, laundry...
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