Collierville, TN Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Section 72.25(C) of the Collierville Code of Ordinances is the Town's overnight and long-term street parking rule. It opens with "Notwithstanding anything else in this code to the contrary," so no other section softens it. It has two limits. First, no person shall park or leave a vehicle parked on any public street or alley within the fire limits between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Second, no vehicle can stay on any other public street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours. The only relief is the prior approval of the Chief of Police.

The fire limits are defined in § 91.01: the corporate fire limits are all the area within the municipal limits of the Town, as those limits change from time to time. That means the 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. window reaches the public streets and alleys inside the Town's corporate boundary, not only the Town Square.

The same section sets the day-to-day parking manners. Division (A) bars leaving a motor vehicle unattended on any street without setting the brakes, stopping the motor, removing the ignition key and turning the front wheel toward the nearest curb or gutter. Division (B) says a parked vehicle should have its right wheels approximately parallel to and within 18 inches of the right edge curb, with left-side parking allowed on one-way streets where the Town has not signed against it. Division (D) bars washing, greasing or working on a vehicle parked on a public street, except emergency repairs.

Section 72.36 adds a prima facie presumption: when an unoccupied vehicle is found parked in violation of Chapter 72, the registered owner is presumed responsible. Residents should also read § 72.37, which separately limits what can be stored on residential streets.