Virginia Beach, VA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Virginia Beach does not impose a blanket overnight street-parking ban. On unposted residential streets citywide, a passenger vehicle may park overnight subject only to the 72-hour consecutive-parking cap and standard restrictions (hydrant, crosswalk, driveway, bike-lane). Municipal public parking lots (Oceanfront 9th Street Garage, 25th Street Garage, 31st Street Garage, 4th Street Surface Lot, Sandbridge Little Island lot) have posted operating hours; most surface lots close at 2 AM and reopen at 6 AM, while garages remain open but transition to daily flat-rate billing. Overnight camping or sleeping in a vehicle is prohibited under City Code Section 21-395 on any public right-of-way, beach parking area, or park. RVs with self-contained sleeping areas may not be used as overnight dwellings on public streets or in commercial lots without a special event permit. Residential Permit Parking zones (small pockets near the oceanfront, Old Beach, Shadowlawn) restrict overnight parking to sticker-bearing residents and one visitor placard from roughly May through September. HOAs (especially condominium communities along Atlantic Avenue and Shore Drive) often have private rules that are stricter than city code, including requirements to register vehicles with the property manager. Visitors and guests should pay attention to posted no-parking signs from 2 AM - 6 AM in some beach neighborhoods, which indicate street-sweeping or permit-only periods. First violations typically carry $25 fines; tow occurs after warning or in hazardous positioning.