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

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Weight threshold
Dual-tire trucks over 6,000 lbs
Also banned
Any trailer, semitrailer or trailer cab
Where banned
Roads within residential zoning districts
Penalty
Traffic infraction, up to $200.00
District defined by
Separate zoning ordinance, Chapter 19.1

Summary

Chesterfield County Code § 13-42 bans parking a dual-tire truck over 6,000 pounds, or any trailer, semitrailer or trailer cab, on a road inside a residential zoning district. Because no separate penalty is written into § 13-42 itself, a violation falls back to § 13-2's general traffic-infraction fine of up to $200.00.

These county ordinances apply to unincorporated areas of Chesterfield County. Incorporated cities within the county may have their own rules that take precedence over county-level regulations.

§ 13-42: "No truck having wheels of the dual-tire type in excess of 6,000 pounds and no trailer, semitrailer or cab for such trailer shall be parked on any road in the county within any residential district as defined in the zoning ordinance." § 13-2: "Unless another penalty is otherwise provided in this chapter or by applicable law, violations of this chapter shall constitute a traffic infraction punishable by a maximum fine of $200.00."

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 80).

Full Breakdown

Section 13-42 is a single-sentence rule inside Chapter 13, Article III, Stopping, Standing and Parking, sandwiched between the county's general unlawful-parking list in § 13-41 and the registered-owner presumption in § 13-43. It reaches two categories of vehicle: any truck with dual-tire wheels weighing in excess of 6,000 pounds, and any trailer, semitrailer or the cab used to pull one, regardless of weight. 1. The provision carries no stated exemptions for delivery, moving or contractor vehicles, and no separate fine of its own. 00 traffic-infraction cap is what actually applies to a § 13-42 citation.

2-1220, cited in the code's own state-law-reference note to § 13-42, which lets a locality regulate parking on its highways by ordinance. Enforcement, like the rest of Article III, runs through the Chesterfield County Police Department, which issues citations under the general traffic-infraction process rather than the civil-penalty waiver system used for ordinary unlawful parking under § 13-41.

Violations & Fines

A § 13-42 citation is prosecuted as a traffic infraction, not a misdemeanor, under the chapter's default penalty in § 13-2, capped at $200.00. It is handled through the general district court's traffic docket rather than the treasurer's-office prepayment system available for the sidewalk, driveway and fire-lane offenses in § 13-41, so there is no listed prepayment amount for parking an oversized truck or trailer on a residential road.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I park my dually pickup truck on my residential street in Chesterfield County overnight?
Only if it stays under 6,000 pounds. Section 13-42 bars parking any dual-tire truck over 6,000 pounds, and any trailer, semitrailer or trailer cab, on a road within a residential zoning district, with no exception for the vehicle's owner living on the street. A violation is a traffic infraction under § 13-2, punishable by a fine of up to $200.00.
What counts as a "residential district" for the truck-parking ban?
Section 13-42 defers to Chesterfield's zoning ordinance for that definition rather than defining it itself; the zoning ordinance is Chapter 19.1 of the county code, published as a separate instrument from the general ordinances. A truck or trailer barred under § 13-42 on one road may be legal a short distance away if the zoning ordinance classifies that road's district differently.
How much is the fine for parking a semi-trailer on a Chesterfield County residential road?
Section 13-42 does not set its own fine, so § 13-2's default applies: a traffic infraction punishable by a maximum fine of $200.00. That is a lower, court-processed penalty rather than the $25.00-to-$75.00 prepayment system used for the sidewalk and driveway violations listed separately in § 13-41.

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