Georgetown, KY Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential street rule
- Sec. 38-120 bars parking a commercial vehicle on a residential street
- Exception
- Loading and unloading activities
- Truck defined
- Any truck vehicle of above one-ton rating (Sec. 38-116(c))
- Citywide rule
- No trucks, trailers or equipment on any street or city lot (Sec. 38-116(b))
- Class 1 fine
- $50.00 initial, up to $500.00 under Sec. 2-842
- Enforcers
- Code enforcement board, hearing officers and code enforcement officers
Summary
Georgetown makes it unlawful to park a commercial vehicle on a residential street, excepting loading and unloading activities. A separate rule bars parking trucks above a one-ton rating, trailers and equipment on any city street or parking lot unless the vehicle is loading, unloading or on legitimate business. Section 38-116 violations are Class 1 code violations.
(b) The parking of trucks, trailers, equipment and disabled automobiles is hereafter prohibited upon any of the streets or parking lots of the city, except for the purpose of loading or unloading or another legitimate business purpose of any vehicle or vehicle with an attached trailer. City vehicles and city unattended trailers are exempted from this provision. (c) For the purposes of this section, the words used herein shall have the following meanings: ... Truck shall mean any truck vehicle of above one-ton rating. ... (h) The penalty for violations of this article shall be as set forth in section 2-842 . All violations of this section shall be considered Class 1 violations. ... It shall be unlawful for any person to park a ... commercial vehicle, excepting loading and unloading activities, upon a residential street.
Official source re-checked November 3, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 4).
Full Breakdown
Two sections of Chapter 38 control how commercial vehicles are parked in Georgetown. Section 38-120 says it is unlawful for any person to park a commercial vehicle upon a residential street, and the only exception it prints is loading and unloading activities. The term comes from Section 38-3, which defines a commercial motor vehicle as a vehicle or combination of vehicles used in commerce that is designed to carry property and has a federally determined gross vehicle weight rating, is designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver, carries hazardous materials that require placarding under Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 172, or is any other vehicle that state regulation requires a licensed commercial driver to operate.
Section 38-116(b) is broader in location and narrower in vehicle type. It prohibits parking trucks, trailers, equipment and disabled automobiles on any street or parking lot of the city, except for loading or unloading or another legitimate business purpose. Section 38-116(c) defines a truck as any truck vehicle of above one-ton rating and a trailer as any trailer, lowboy, semi-trailer or non-motorized recreational vehicle or camper. Equipment means any tool or machinery mounted on wheels or tracks, and parking means leaving a vehicle unattended, except while loading, unloading or being used for some other proper purpose. City vehicles and city unattended trailers are exempt from the rule.
Section 38-116 also reaches the front yard and the curb. A vehicle, boat, camper or trailer cannot be parked within the front yard of a residential structure except on a residential driveway or parking lot, and no one can park a vehicle, boat, camper or trailer on a street or city-owned lot for the principal purpose of displaying it for sale, washing, greasing or repairing it (emergency repairs excepted), or storing, wrecking or dismantling it. Enforcement of Section 38-116 runs through the code enforcement board, hearing officers, code enforcement officers and citation officers under Chapter 2, Article VI.
Violations & Fines
Violations of Section 38-116 are civil offenses and Class 1 violations under Section 2-842: an initial fine of $50.00, with $50.00 added for each further seven days unremedied, up to $500.00. A first Class 1 violation in a calendar year that is remedied in time carries no fine. Section 38-120 prints no penalty of its own, and Section 38-192 separately sets a $10.00 to $100.00 fine for convictions under the traffic regulations unless another penalty is provided.
Frequently Asked Questions
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