Dothan, AL Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

Section 98-91 draws a bright line at a one-ton pickup truck: anything heavier, whether a tractor, trailer, box truck, or other motor-operated commercial vehicle, cannot legally stop, stand, or park on a public street in a residential section of Dothan at any time. The prohibition is not limited to overnight parking or long-term storage; the text reaches any stopping or standing on those streets. Only four narrow situations take a heavy vehicle out of the ban: the operator is actually loading or unloading lawful contents at that moment, an emergency is underway, the vehicle is complying with some other legal requirement, or a police officer or traffic-control device is directing that vehicle's movement or position.

This residential parking restriction sits apart from Dothan's separate truck-route system in § 98-129, which restricts moving commercial vehicles to designated streets like Ross Clark Circle, Murray Road, and Wiregrass Way; § 98-91 instead governs where a heavy vehicle can sit still once it is off those routes. Because the rule is chapter-wide rather than tied to a specific fine amount, a citation for parking a heavy commercial vehicle in a residential area is processed through § 98-2's reference to the § 98-52 fine schedule or, absent a listed amount there, the city's general penalty in § 1-4.