Apex, NC Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Overnight window
- 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Where it applies
- town-owned or leased parking lots only
- Covered vehicles
- RV, trailer, or boat
- Citation
- Apex Town Code § 20-162(b)
- Enforcement
- citation, towing, or immobilization
Summary
Apex prohibits parking any RV, trailer, or boat overnight in town-owned or leased parking lots, defined as 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., under the general parking ordinance in Chapter 20.
No RV, trailer, or boat shall be stopped or parked overnight in any parking lot owned or leased by the town, whether parking spaces are marked with lines or not. For the purposes of this subsection, overnight is defined as the hours between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. This subsection shall not apply to vehicles and trailers owned by vendors participating in town council approved special events in which the parking lot is closed to general parking or to vehicles used by town employees and officials in the prosecution of town business or in the course of their employment.(c)In a town owned, leased, or maintained parking lot or parking space, when necessary to accommodate a special event or maintain safe access, movement, ingress or egress for emergency vehicles, the chief of police, or designee, is authorized to prohibit on a temporary basis the parking of any vehicle, trailer, boat, or device by which any person or property may be transported. (Ord. No. 2011-0419-03, § 1, 4-19-11; Ord. No. 2011-0906-07, § 1, 9-6-2011; Ord. No. 2015-0317-12, § 27, 3-17-2015; Ord. No. 2017-0502-20, § 1, 5-2-2017; Ord. No. 2018-0821-36, § 1, 8-21-2018; Ord. No. 2020-1006-31, § 46, 10-6-2020; Ord. No. 2021-1123-40, § 182, 11-23-2021; Ord. No. 2022-073, § 1, 4-26-2022; Ord. No. 2024-074, § 1, 9-10-2024)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 3).
Full Breakdown
Apex's parking ordinance (Chapter 20, Article VIII) bars stopping or parking any RV, trailer, or boat overnight in a parking lot or space owned or leased by the Town of Apex, Wake County, North Carolina. "overnight" running from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. The same section separately caps parking to marked spaces and blocks entranceways to town lots. The overnight RV/trailer/boat ban applies specifically to town-owned and leased lots; it does not by its terms restrict parking an RV, trailer, or boat in a driveway or on a private residential street, which the code does not separately address by vehicle size.
Violations & Fines
Parking an RV, trailer, or boat overnight (11 p.m.-6 a.m.) in a town-owned or leased lot violates § 20-162(b); vehicles may be cited, towed, or immobilized for unpaid fines.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I park my RV on a residential street overnight in Apex?
Does the ban apply to boats and trailers too, or just RVs?
Sources & Official References
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