Apex on-street parking is governed by Chapter 20 (Traffic) of the Apex Code of Ordinances and by NCGS 20-162, which prohibits parking in front of a private driveway, within 15 feet in either direction of a fire hydrant or fire station entrance, and within 25 feet from the intersection of curb lines. The Town's downtown core uses signed time-limit zones (2-hour and 3-hour) enforced Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. By state law, vehicles displaying an accessible parking decal or placard are not restricted by time limits, regardless of whether they are parked in a spot marked accessible. Apex does not have personnel dedicated exclusively to parking enforcement; patrol officers handle citations.
Apex's on-street parking framework lives in Chapter 20 of the Apex Code of Ordinances, with Article VIII (Parking) establishing the time-limit and no-parking provisions adopted by the Board of Commissioners (Sections 20-162, 20-167, and 20-171 were among those most recently amended in connection with the downtown parking time-limit revisions). Citywide, NCGS 20-162(a) controls: 'No person shall park a vehicle or permit it to stand, whether attended or unattended, upon a highway in front of a private driveway or within 15 feet in either direction of a fire hydrant or the entrance to a fire station, nor within 25 feet from the intersection of curb lines or if none, then within 15 feet of the intersection of property lines at an intersection of highways; provided, that local authorities may by ordinance decrease the distance within which a vehicle may park in either direction of a fire hydrant.' In the downtown historic core, the Town has signed the following time-limit zones (enforced Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. only): 3-hour on-street parking on S. Salem Street (from Chatham Street to south of Moore Street), E. Chatham Street and W. Chatham Street, and Saunders Street; 2-hour on-street parking on N. Salem Street (from Saunders Street to Chatham Street); 3-hour off-street parking in the Seaboard Lot and the Saunders Lot (spaces adjacent to businesses); 2-hour off-street parking in the Depot Lot; and 15-minute spaces on N. Salem Street (one on each side), in the Seaboard Lot (2 spaces), the Saunders Lot (1 space), and the Depot Lot (1 space). Restrictions are not enforced on weekends or holidays. By state law: 'vehicles that display an accessible parking decal or placard are not restricted by time limits, regardless of whether or not they are parked in a spot marked accessible.' The Traffic Engineering Manager (Sajid Hassan, PE, 919-372-7360) coordinates with Police, Fire, and Public Works to designate parking restrictions; residents seeking new or additional parking restrictions follow a documented request flowchart and form on the Town's Traffic Control & Parking Ordinances page. The Town does not have personnel dedicated exclusively to parking enforcement; patrol officers handle on-street parking enforcement among their other duties. 'Any citation received for parking longer than the time allowed may result in a civil penalty, to be paid to the Billing & Collections division at Apex Town Hall, 73 Hunter Street.'
Parking in front of a private driveway, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or fire station entrance, or within 25 feet of a curb-line intersection violates NCGS 20-162 and is citable by Apex Police patrol officers. Exceeding the signed downtown time limits (2 hours on N. Salem Street from Saunders to Chatham; 3 hours on S. Salem from Chatham to south of Moore, E. and W. Chatham, and Saunders Street; 2 or 3 hours in the Depot, Seaboard, and Saunders Lots; 15 minutes in marked short-stay spaces) Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. results in a civil penalty payable to the Billing & Collections division at Apex Town Hall, 73 Hunter Street. Restrictions are not enforced on weekends or holidays. Holders of an accessible parking decal or placard are exempt from time limits by state law. To report a parking concern, call Apex Police at (919) 362-8661 or use the Town's Report a Concern online form.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
Apex, NC
Apex does not have a code provision specifically prohibiting or permitting artificial turf in residential or commercial landscapes. Where landscape material ...
Apex, NC
Apex does not mandate native plants in private landscapes but actively promotes them. The Town's Plant the Peak program installs native trees on residential ...
Apex, NC
Rainwater harvesting is legal and encouraged in Apex. North Carolina state law prohibits local governments from banning cisterns and rain barrels used for ir...
Apex, NC
Apex UDO Sec. 4.5.6 permits one Accessory Apartment per single-family lot. Attached accessory apartments have no size limit. Detached accessory apartments ar...
Apex, NC
Apex Town Code Sec. 13-62 limits Mobile Food Vendors to (a) private property with written owner permission, (b) Town-owned property with the Town Manager's w...
Apex, NC
Apex Town Code Chapter 13, Article IV (Sec. 13-60 through 13-69.5), adopted by Ordinance 2019-0305-02, requires every Mobile Food Vendor and Transient Food V...
Side-by-side rule comparisons with other cities in Wake County.
See how other cities in Wake County handle street parking limits.
See how Apex's street parking limits rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.