Ocean Springs, MS Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Jackson County and its incorporated municipalities regulate overnight street parking to facilitate street sweeping, drainage maintenance, and emergency access. The county does not impose a blanket overnight ban on unincorporated county roads but restricts parking within 30 feet of intersections and prohibits parking on the traveled portion of narrow rural roads. Municipal overnight parking rules vary: Ocean Springs restricts overnight parking in its historic district between 2 AM and 6 AM, Pascagoula enforces overnight restrictions near the shipyard during shift changes, Moss Point has residential zone restrictions, and Gautier enforces homeowner-association-driven street standards in many subdivisions. Hurricane evacuation routes, including Highway 90 (Beach Boulevard) and MS-609, must be completely cleared of parked vehicles when an MS Highway Patrol or Governor's evacuation order is issued; vehicles left on these routes during a declared tropical storm or hurricane warning may be towed without notice. Vehicles parked on public streets for more than 48 hours in the same location may be tagged as abandoned under MS Code §63-23-1.