Newport News, VA Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)

Pursuant to the provisions of this article, and in addition to those streets designated in section 26-226, the city manager or his designee is authorized to designate streets within residential areas in the city on which parking may be authorized beyond the posted restricted period. This program shall be known as the residential permit parking program ("RPPP"). Such parking shall be limited to vehicles bearing a valid residential parking permit issued pursuant to this article, or to vehicles otherwise exempted from the posted restricted period.(b)A "residential area" is one (1) which is either designated as a residential zoning district, or which contains streets primarily abutted by residential property and non-business property such as schools, parks, churches, hospitals and nursing homes, and designated as such by the director of engineering, or his designee, or by ordinance. (Ord. No. 2855-81; Ord. No. 4015-90; Ord. No. 6550-08, § 1)