Georgetown, KY Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Georgetown's overnight rule counts hours of parking, not hours of the night. Section 38-113(a) prohibits the parking of any vehicle on any street or city-owned parking lot for more than 24 hours and declares any vehicle parked longer to be a public nuisance. The Code prints no overnight window, such as a start and end hour, in this section.

The enforcement steps follow in order. Under § 38-113(b), any police officer or authorized citation officer of the city is authorized to attach a notice to the vehicle demanding that the owner or user abate the nuisance within 24 hours after the notice is attached. Under § 38-113(c), if the vehicle has not been moved for 24 hours after the notice, the nuisance can be abated by impounding the vehicle. Section 38-204 backs this up by authorizing a police officer or citation officer to have a vehicle in violation removed to the depository provided by the city.

Shorter limits apply in the core. Section 38-114 makes it unlawful to park a vehicle for more than two hours in all zones formerly designated as metered zones and marked by painted lines, and it is also a violation to park for more than two hours along that section of South Hamilton Street between Constitution and College Street. Section 38-115 makes it unlawful to move a vehicle from one limited space to another for the purpose of avoiding the time limitation. Section 38-104 covers residential parking permit areas created by resolution of the city council, where no person parks longer than the period specified on the signs unless the vehicle displays the authorized permit.

Section 38-116(b) separately prohibits the parking of trucks, trailers, equipment and disabled automobiles on the streets or parking lots, except for loading, unloading or another legitimate business purpose.