Loudoun County, VA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Rule
- overnight parking banned in County lots
- Exception
- County employees/officials with a permit
- Permit issuer
- County Administrator or designee
- Fine
- $50 civil penalty
- Enforcing agency
- Loudoun County Sheriff's Office
Summary
Overnight parking in Loudoun County's own parking garages and surface lots is prohibited except for County employees and officials on County business, and even then only with a posted parking permit. Violators face a $50 civil fine under the parking-garage chapter's penalty schedule.
Overnight parking in the County owned or leased parking garages and surface lots is prohibited, except by County employees and officials engaged in County business, and only upon display of a parking permit issued by the County Administrator or his or her designee.
Full Breakdown
02(h) bars overnight parking in County-owned or leased parking garages and surface lots outright, carving out only employees and officials engaged in County business, and requiring even they display a parking permit issued by the County Administrator or a designee. 02's broader rules for those garages and lots, which also cover maximum stay lengths posted on official signs, a ban on commercial activity, and the skateboarding/in-line-skating prohibition in the same section. 01 confirms the chapter's reach: all County-owned or leased garages and surface lots plus School Board lots used for public school purposes, separate from on-street parking under Chapter 480 and from park/recreation-area lots under Chapter 1092.
02(a) to post official signs specifying allowable parking duration and restricted areas. 011(a). This rule is specific to County-owned facilities like the Ashburn South and Government Center garages, it does not set an overnight limit for parking on public streets generally, which is governed separately under Chapter 480.
Violations & Fines
Overnight parking without a valid County-issued permit under § 482.02(h) is a civil penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00) under § 482.99(b)(1), which groups overnight parking with restricted-zone parking, meter-equipment destruction, fee nonpayment, occupying more than one space, and abandoned vehicles at the same $50 rate, payable to the County Treasurer before a summons or warrant issues.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I leave my car overnight in a Loudoun County parking garage?
What's the fine for overnight parking in a County lot without a permit?
Does the overnight parking ban apply to regular residential streets?
Sources & Official References
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