Parking Rules in St. Martin Parish, LA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.
Verified from official government sources
Driveway Rules
In unincorporated St. Martin Parish, Section 22-12 bars intentionally parking so as to obstruct a driveway entrance or exit on a road owned or maintained by the parish council. Section 32-2 requires a parish permit for a driveway crossing over a roadside ditch, and under Section 32-7 the parish covers a road entrance to a width not in excess of 24 feet.
St. Martin Parish Driveway Rules
Some RestrictionsSt. Martin Parish Code §§ 22-12, 32-2, 32-7
No person shall intentionally park a motor vehicle in such a manner to obstruct the entrance or exit to driveways on roads situated within the parish and owned and/or maintained by the parish council. ... (a)It shall be unlawful for any person to ... construct or cause to be constructed and located any bridge, driveway or culvert-type crossing in, over or upon any road drainage channel, ditch o...
Street Parking Limits
Parking in unincorporated St. Martin Parish is banned in places designated by ordinance, on school-zone road areas during the days and times the ordinance sets, and past 30 minutes where a 30-minute limit applies. Section 22-14 bars parking within 50 feet of exits, entrances, sprinkler systems, and fire department connections, with fines of $100.00 to $200.00.
St. Martin Parish On-Street Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsSt. Martin Parish Code §§ 22-8, 22-9, 22-10, 22-11, 22-14
No person shall intentionally park a motor vehicle in a designated place in which parking is prohibited. ... No person shall park a motor vehicle intentionally on any road area designated by ordinance as a school zone, in which parking is prohibited during specific days and times. ... It shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle for a period exceeding 30 minutes at any area in wh...
Abandoned Vehicles
A vehicle left idle for 60 days on public property outside incorporated municipalities in St. Martin Parish, once certified by the sheriff, a deputy, or the parish council president, is classified abandoned, junked and derelict and sold. Section 24-44 also bans storing or abandoning junk or wrecked vehicles on a public road or drainage right-of-way.
St. Martin Parish Abandoned and Junk Vehicle Rules
Some RestrictionsSt. Martin Parish Code §§ 24-19, 24-20, 24-44
Whenever any motor vehicle belonging to a known or unknown owner has been seized or is otherwise held by the parish for illegal parking, stationing, or when such motor vehicle has been, upon certification by the sheriff or any of his deputies or the president of the parish council, unclaimed, unattended or left idle for a period of 60 days on any public property, including state highways, outsi...
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