Clayton County, GA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Sec. 94-57, carried from 1973 Code § 2-18-26 and last amended by Ord. No. 2016-152 in August 2016, targets roads in the unincorporated county narrow enough that only two lanes of traffic fit given the width of the roadbed. , the county's morning and afternoon rush periods, so a parked vehicle does not choke a narrow road down to a single lane when traffic is heaviest. The restriction runs alongside the county's broader parking scheme in Article III of chapter 94: Sec. 94-61 requires the department of transportation and development to post at least one sign per block on each side of a restricted street, and Sec.

94-62 makes disregarding a properly placed sign prima facie evidence of a violation without the county having to prove who erected it or under what authority. Sec. 00 schedule reserved for handicapped-space and fire-lane violations. County police officers, the sheriff, deputy sheriffs and police ambassadors can place the citation on the vehicle itself, and the owner has the right to a hearing before a judicial officer by personally appearing at police headquarters with the citation, which converts the case into a uniform traffic citation heard in the State Court of Clayton County as a misdemeanor.

Sec. 94-64 authorizes impounding a vehicle that has an unpaid prior violation of this article, at the owner's expense for towing and storage, once 14 days pass without payment or a citation being issued. Sec. 94-65 separately requires 12 feet of roadway to remain clear for emergency traffic between vehicles parked on both sides of a street, reinforcing the same rush-hour clearance goal as Sec. 94-57.