Albemarle County, VA Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

Section 9-102(B) of the Albemarle County Code makes it unlawful to park a commercial or recreational vehicle, or to place a portable or mobile storage container or dumpster, on the state secondary highways within areas zoned for residential use in Albemarle County outside Charlottesville and Scottsville. The section defines a covered vehicle broadly: anything with a registered gross weight of 16,000 pounds or more, longer than 25 feet, taller than eight feet including accessories, with more than two axles, or wider than 102 inches; any waste collection vehicle, tractor trailer, dump truck, concrete mixer truck, or tow truck; any vehicle used to store or sell food or beverages; trailers hauling landscaping, lawn-care, or construction equipment; watercraft; motor homes and camping trailers; school buses or vehicles commonly used as school buses; and any vehicle carrying commercial freight.

The ordinance also lists what does not count: vehicles displaying disabled parking placards or plates while transporting a person with a disability, rented moving trucks or for-hire moving vehicles within 48 hours of a move, vehicles temporarily parked while performing construction, home repair, landscaping, or delivery work at that location, and storage containers or dumpsters parked under a VDOT permit. One for-hire passenger vehicle seating seven or fewer, parked directly at the registered owner's address, is also exempt. 'Areas zoned for residential use' covers the R-1, R-2, R-4, R-6, R-10, and R-15 residential districts, the Village Residential and Planned Residential Development districts, and the residential portions of the Neighborhood Model and Planned Unit Development districts, including secondary highways abutting those districts.

A violation carries a $25 fine under the schedule in § 9-116(E), doubling to $50 if not paid within 48 hours of the notice of violation.