Georgetown, TX Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Overnight ban applies to
- Commercial vehicles on public streets/lots
- Public lot time limit
- 24 hours without owner permission
- Government vehicle exemption
- Federal, state, local vehicles exempt
- Enforcement
- Removal and impoundment at owner's expense
- Adopting ordinance
- Ord. No. 2025-32
Summary
Georgetown bars parking a commercial vehicle overnight on any public street, right-of-way, or publicly-owned parking area under Code of Ordinances Section 10.16.060.C, though government-owned vehicles are exempt. The same section caps any vehicle's stay in a public parking lot at 24 hours unless the lot's owner or operator gives permission to stay longer.
C.Overnight Parking/Storage.1.No person shall stop, stand, or park a commercial vehicle overnight on a public street, within public right-of-way, or within a publicly-owned or operated parking area. This Section shall not apply to the parking of vehicles owned or operated by Federal, State, or local government authorities.2.No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in a publicly-owned or operated parking area for more than 24 hours unless the person has permission from the parking lot owner or operator.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 32 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 15).
Full Breakdown
1 makes it unlawful to stop, stand, or park a commercial vehicle overnight on a public street, within a public right-of-way, or in a publicly-owned or operated parking area, with a carve-out for vehicles owned or operated by federal, state, or local government authorities. 2 applies more broadly to any vehicle, commercial or not: no one may leave a vehicle in a publicly-owned or operated parking area for more than 24 hours without the parking lot owner's or operator's permission. 060 is subject to removal and impoundment at the owner's expense, on top of whatever fine applies.
The overnight ban sits inside a broader section that also prohibits parking a vehicle on public or private property to display it for sale, unless the property owner is displaying their own vehicle or the site is a licensed auto dealer, rental, or repair business, and bars using public property to wash, maintain, or repair a vehicle outside of emergency repairs needed to move it safely. 060 was adopted as part of Ordinance No. 16, Parking, and its overnight and 24-hour rules apply citywide rather than to any single district.
Violations & Fines
Vehicles left overnight in violation of Section 10.16.060.C are subject to removal and impoundment at the owner's expense under Section 10.16.060.D, in addition to the general Chapter 10.16 fine at Section 10.16.160: up to $500 per offense under Section 1.08.010, or up to $2,000 for a safety or zoning violation, with each day of noncompliance treated as a separate offense.
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