Jefferson Parish, LA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Banned surface
- Unpaved or non-graveled portion of the front yard
- Also banned
- Levees, canal servitudes, neutral grounds, medians
- Enforcement
- Department of code compliance and enforcement tags vehicle
- Repeat violation
- Hearing under chapter 2.5 for 2nd occurrence
- Exception
- Written parish permission marked by posted signs
- Penalty
- General Code penalty under section 1-10
Summary
Jefferson Parish bans parking, storing, or driving a vehicle on the unpaved or non-graveled part of a front yard at a home or business, as well as on canal servitudes, levees, neutral grounds, medians, and the strip between the paved street and the property line. Violators can have their vehicle tagged and processed like an abandoned car.
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to park, store, drive and/or ride a motor vehicle upon any canal servitudes, levees or levee rights-of-way, public drainage servitudes, neutral grounds, medians, and/or on the rights-of-way between the paved portion of a dedicated street and the property line of the adjacent landowner within the parish, and/or on the unpaved or non-graveled portion of the front yard area of any private residence or business except where permitted by the appropriate parish department, which permission shall be indicated by the erection of appropriate signs in the area.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 20 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Section 36-5 prohibits parking, storing, driving, or riding a motor vehicle on canal servitudes, levees or levee rights-of-way, public drainage servitudes, neutral grounds, medians, the right-of-way between the paved portion of a dedicated street and the adjacent property line, and the unpaved or non-graveled portion of any front yard at a private residence or business, unless the parish has given written permission marked by posted signs. The department of code compliance and enforcement can tag a vehicle parked in violation and process it through the same procedures used for junked, wrecked, or abandoned vehicles under article V of chapter 36.
5, the parish's administrative adjudication process, rather than simply re-tagging the car. This rule targets the common practice of pulling a car off a paved driveway and onto the grass, dirt, or gravel-free portion of a yard to park, which the parish treats the same as parking on a levee or neutral ground for enforcement purposes.
Violations & Fines
A first violation is punished under the parish's general Code penalty in section 1-10, and the vehicle itself can be tagged and handled through the same process used for junked or abandoned vehicles. A second or later violation at the same location is treated as a recurring violation and can be referred to an administrative hearing under chapter 2.5 instead of, or in addition to, tagging the vehicle.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I park my car on the grass in my front yard in Jefferson Parish?
What can the parish do if I park illegally on the neutral ground or a levee?
Is there any way to get permission to park on unpaved ground?
Sources & Official References
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