Franklin, TN Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Mechanism
- posted signs, not a citywide curfew
- Enforcement
- tire chalk-marking by parking officers
- Tampering
- altering a chalk mark is unlawful
- Authority
- city administrator sets sign placement
Summary
Franklin limits on-street and city-garage parking to posted time limits set by the city administrator, enforcing them by chalk-marking tires rather than a citywide overnight curfew.
On-street parking and parking within a city-owned garage shall be limited as signed. The city administrator shall have the authority to oversee the placement of signs denoting the proper time limitations as set forth by policy of the board. It is prohibited for any person to remove, tamper with or in any way alter a chalk mark place on a vehicle by a parking enforcement officer to enforce the time limits in the limited parking time zones.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 30 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 15-606 doesn't set one blanket overnight ban; instead it authorizes the city administrator to place signs setting time limits, per board policy, on specific on-street spaces and in city-owned garages. Parking enforcement chalk-marks tires to track how long a vehicle has been parked, and it is separately unlawful to remove, tamper with, or alter that chalk mark to evade a time-limit citation. Any overnight restriction in Franklin therefore exists only where a particular zone has been signed for it.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding a posted time limit or tampering with an enforcement chalk mark is a parking violation under Sec. 15-705, drawing a fine set in Appendix A.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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