Chattanooga bars parking a truck, trailer or vehicle with three or more axles, or over 14,900 lbs GVWR, in a residential district — on the street or on private property — except while loading (City Code § 24-286(f)). Properly zoned commercial or industrial property is exempt.
Under City Code § 24-286(f), no truck, trailer or motor vehicle with three (3) or more axles, or a gross vehicle weight rating over fourteen thousand nine hundred (14,900) pounds, may stand or park in a Chattanooga residential district on either a street right-of-way or private property, except during loading or unloading. For trailers, the 14,900-pound limit applies to the combined trailer-plus-tow-vehicle weight and their axles are counted together. The rule does not apply to property properly zoned commercial or industrial, or a lawful non-conforming use where such parking is a proper accessory use. In the unincorporated county, keeping a commercial vehicle at a home is governed by RPA zoning and home-occupation limits.
Chattanooga code enforcement addresses violations via Chatt311; illegally parked commercial vehicles may be ticketed or removed under § 24-303. County zoning issues go to the Regional Planning Agency.
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