Auburn, AL Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 22-35
- Hydrant clearance
- 15 feet minimum
- Intersection clearance
- 20 feet minimum
- Curb parking rule
- Wheels within 18 inches of curb
- Fine
- $25 under § 22-38
- Football exception
- Right-of-way parking allowed on home game days
Summary
Auburn lists ten specific places where parking is always illegal: sidewalks, crosswalks, driveways without owner consent, intersections, within 15 feet of a hydrant, within 20 feet of an intersection, and more. Wrong-way curb parking is also banned.
It shall be unlawful to park any type of vehicle in any of the following places: (1)In any place where official signs or markings are erected prohibiting or restricting parking.(2)On a sidewalk.(3)In front of, or in, a public or private driveway unless authorized by the property owner.(4)On a crosswalk.(5)Within an intersection.(6)Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant and then only if not restricted by markings.(7)Within twenty (20) feet of a street intersection unless otherwise restricted by markings...(9)Upon a two-way roadway, unless the right-hand wheels are parallel to and within eighteen (18) inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 90).
Full Breakdown
Section 22-35 enumerates the places parking is prohibited citywide: anywhere official signs or markings restrict it, on a sidewalk, in front of or in a public or private driveway without the property owner's authorization, on a crosswalk, within an intersection, within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant unless markings say otherwise, within twenty (20) feet of a street intersection unless markings say otherwise, on the roadway side of a vehicle already stopped or parked at the curb, and on the wrong side of a two-way roadway (the right-hand wheels must be parallel to and within eighteen (18) inches of the right-hand curb or edge).
A tenth item specifically exempts the public right-of-way between sidewalk and roadway on Auburn University home football game days, when parking there is otherwise banned. The section was adopted by Ordinance No. 2754 on March 6, 2012. 00), with the same escalation as other parking violations: a new ticket every 24 hours the vehicle stays, mandatory court appearance after the third violation, and a presumption that the registered owner was the operator at the time cited. Section 22-28 additionally designates every place where parking is prohibited as a tow-away zone, so a vehicle parked in violation of section 22-35 can be towed under sections 22-27 and 22-28 as well as ticketed.
Violations & Fines
Parking on a sidewalk, in a driveway without permission, in a crosswalk or intersection, within 15 feet of a hydrant, within 20 feet of an intersection, on the wrong side of a two-way street, or blocking a curb-parked vehicle draws a $25 fine under section 22-38 and exposes the vehicle to towing as a designated tow-away zone under section 22-28.
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