Augusta-Richmond County, GA Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)
Key Facts
- Petition threshold
- Simple majority of area property owners
- Reviewing official
- Director of Engineering
- Approval body
- Augusta, Georgia Commission
- Verification source
- Board of Tax Assessors records
- Enforcement tool
- Posted signs and resident decals
Summary
Augusta-Richmond County lets residents petition to create residential parking permit zones on public streets, restricting on-street parking to permit holders once the Commission approves the zone.
(a)Study. Upon citizen request or on its own initiative, Augusta, Georgia may study the feasibility and desirability of establishing or eliminating one or more residential parking permit zones within the public right-of-way. ... No residential parking permit zone shall be established unless at least a simple majority (50 percent plus one), of the property owners within the proposed zone have properly signed a petition. ... the Director of Engineering shall cause parking signs to be posted in the zone.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Recodification).
Full Breakdown
Under Code section 3-5-95.11, the Director of Engineering may study establishing a residential parking permit zone on citizen request or its own initiative, weighing non-resident crowding and residents' access to on-street spaces. A zone requires a petition signed by a simple majority of property owners in the target area, verified against Board of Tax Assessors records, then a Commission vote. Once approved, the Director posts signs setting the times, locations, and conditions governing parking and issues decals to residents.
Violations & Fines
Parking within an approved zone without displaying the required decal violates the posted signage set by the Director of Engineering and is subject to the county's standard parking-citation enforcement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can any street become a residential parking zone?
How is a zone enforced once approved?
Sources & Official References
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