Franklin, TN Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Franklin's Title 15 (Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking) does not contain a universal overnight ban for cars and light trucks; properly registered, operable passenger vehicles may park on most public streets overnight subject only to posted no-parking signs (adopted under the city's Section 15-618 authority to restrict parking), the downtown two-hour Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. limit on Main Street between 1st and 7th Avenues (which by definition does not constrain overnight parking), and the Tennessee Code Annotated 55-8-160 distance restrictions (no parking within 7.5 to 15 feet of a fire hydrant, in an intersection or on a crosswalk, on a sidewalk, in front of a driveway, within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, within 30 feet of a flashing signal or stop sign, etc.). The Franklin Police Department enforces parking violations under the citation procedure in Section 15-703, most recently amended by Ordinance 2024-12. Downtown overnight options are anchored by the two free 300-space public garages: the Second Avenue South Garage at 108 2nd Avenue South and the Fourth Avenue South Garage at 115 4th Avenue South. Both garages are open 24 hours but post a 24-hour maximum-stay limit, head-in parking only, and have two EV charging spaces each. On private property, the City of Franklin Property Maintenance Code prohibits keeping any inoperable or unlicensed motor vehicle on any premises and prohibits parking on the lawn; vehicles must sit on an approved parking pad or driveway. Violations are handled by Building and Neighborhood Services through a Notice of Violation with a 30-day cure period, after which the city may abate at the owner's expense, place a lien for invoices unpaid after 45 days, and issue a Municipal Court citation with each day of continued violation treated as a separate offense.