Collierville, TN Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed on residential streets
- Passenger vehicles and pickup trucks, one ton capacity or less
- Also barred
- Equipment, machinery or material left standing on streets or rights-of-way
- Loading and repairs
- Only for the actual time consumed
- Heavy trucks
- Over 10,000 pounds gross weight barred from parking in residential right-of-way (§ 71.16)
- Temporary exemption
- Director of Development Services, for development reasons (§ 72.38)
- Penalty
- Fine up to $50 or state maximum, whichever is greater
Summary
In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, § 72.37 bars parking, standing or storing any vehicle on a public right-of-way or street in a residential zone unless it is a passenger vehicle or pickup truck of one ton capacity or less. Equipment, machinery and material are barred too, with limited loading, repair and emergency exceptions.
(A) No person shall park, leave standing or store any vehicle in any public right-of-way or upon any street within a residential zone area of the Town, except those commonly referred to as passenger vehicles or pickup trucks, one ton capacity or less. (B) No person shall leave standing or store any equipment, machinery or material, except as provided for by division (A) of this section on any street or public right-of-way within a residential zone area of the Town. (C) The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to prohibit the parking of such equipment upon any street for the actual purpose of loading or unloading of goods, wares or merchandise or the accomplishment of repairs within a residential area; provided, however, “loading,” “unloading” and “accomplishment of repairs,” as used in this section, shall be limited to the actual time consumed in such operation. (D) This section shall not prohibit such parking when reasonably necessitated by a breakdown or other emergency, provided the Chief of Police is promptly notified of the circumstances.
Full Breakdown
Section 72.37 of the Collierville Code of Ordinances, titled Restricted Parking in Residential Zones, sets a vehicle-class line for the street. Division (A) says no person shall park, leave standing or store any vehicle in any public right-of-way or upon any street within a residential zone area of the Town, except those commonly referred to as passenger vehicles or pickup trucks, one ton capacity or less. Division (B) extends the ban to any equipment, machinery or material left standing or stored on any street or public right-of-way within a residential zone area.
There are narrow exceptions. Division (C) allows equipment to be parked on a street for the actual purpose of loading or unloading goods, wares or merchandise, or the accomplishment of repairs within a residential area, limited to the actual time consumed in the operation. Division (D) allows parking reasonably necessitated by a breakdown or other emergency, provided the Chief of Police is promptly notified. Division (E) exempts vehicles used for the delivery of Town services or the expansion of Town services.
Section 72.38 adds a permit-like valve: the Director of Development Services can issue a temporary exemption to vehicles if it is deemed in the best interest of the Town to temporarily suspend enforcement of § 72.37 for development reasons, with a written explanation forwarded to the Town Administrator and the Chief of Police.
A second rule covers heavy trucks. Section 71.16 defines a truck as a vehicle designed or operated for the transportation of property whose gross vehicle weight exceeds 10,000 pounds, including travel buses and large recreational vehicles that can be a traffic obstruction, and prohibits those trucks from Town streets other than state highway system streets. That prohibition includes parking the truck in the public right-of-way of a street in a residential district. Exceptions cover business at a designated point, emergency vehicles, Town and contractor work vehicles, and escorted trucks.
Violations & Fines
Violations fall under the Town's general penalty in § 10.99: a fine of not more than $50 or the maximum amount permitted by state law, whichever is greater, for each offense, and a separate offense is deemed committed for each day of violation. Under § 72.36, the registered owner of an unoccupied vehicle parked in violation of Chapter 72 is presumed responsible. The Collierville Police Department enforces the traffic and parking code.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I park a work truck on my residential street in Collierville?
Is there an exception for deliveries or contractor work?
What if my truck breaks down on a residential street?
Can the Town suspend the rule for a project?
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