Charlottesville, VA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)

City Code § 15-135, titled 'Parking next to yellow curb,' makes it 'unlawful for any person to park a vehicle next to a curb painted yellow,' with no exceptions written into the section. The city's general curb-regulations section, § 15-136(b), restates the identical prohibition, and § 15-136(c) separately requires that, where no painted lines mark a parking space, a vehicle must be parked within twelve inches of the curb, measured to the tire farthest from the curb (or nearest, for motorcycles). Enforcement runs through § 15-148, which makes every parking violation in the article a traffic infraction rather than a criminal misdemeanor, and § 15-149 lets a driver pay the ticket without a court appearance.

00 if the fine is not paid, mailed and postmarked, or dropped in the police department's courtesy box within 96 hours of the ticket. A vehicle that accumulates three or more unpaid parking tickets, curb violations included, becomes subject to towing or immobilization under City Code §§ 15-301 and 15-302.