Auburn, AL Parking Rules: Commercial Vehicle Restrictions (2026)

The City of Auburn restricts large commercial vehicles on public ways. Under the city's parking rules (administered through Inspection Services and Chapter 22, Traffic), the parking or storage of any commercial motor vehicle, utility trailer, or semi-trailer that is greater than seven (7) feet wide or twenty-five (25) feet long is not permitted on any public street, alley, or other public way. Three narrow exceptions apply: (1) loading and unloading not to exceed twenty-four (24) hours; (2) vehicles used in connection with permitted construction, not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours; and (3) vehicles used in connection with an adjacent business, not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours and only on streets at least thirty-one (31) feet wide. All vehicles remain bound by the general 72-hour limit in Code Sec. 22-26 as well. For off-street commercial parking on private lots, Auburn's Zoning Ordinance (Section 513) requires improved hard-surface pavement for required parking and maneuvering areas, and road-service and storage uses must keep vehicles, equipment, and merchandise on paved surfaces and out of the right-of-way. Large trucks moving through town are also subject to Alabama's statewide size-and-weight limits (Alabama Code Title 32, Chapter 9).