Loudoun County, VA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Intersection buffer
- 20 ft from curb, 15 ft from property line
- Driveway blocking
- banned under § 480.105(a)(2)
- Wrong-way parking
- banned, left edge facing traffic
- Standard fine
- $40 per violation
- Late penalty
- +$25 per 30 days unpaid
- Enforcing agency
- Loudoun County Sheriff's Office
Summary
Loudoun County bans parking within 20 feet of a curbed intersection, blocking driveways, parking facing traffic on the left side of the road, and 11 other specified spots under Traffic Code Chapter 480. The Sheriff's Office enforces it with a Notice of Violation and a flat $40 fine.
No person shall park a vehicle within twenty feet of the intersection of curb lines or, if none, within fifteen feet of the intersection of property lines at an intersection of highways. ... No person shall park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid a conflict with other traffic... In front of or in any such manner which obstructs access to or from a public or private driveway... Parking on the left edge of the roadway facing traffic...
Full Breakdown
06 sets a hard buffer at every intersection: no vehicle may park within 20 feet of the intersection of curb lines, or within 15 feet of the intersection of property lines where there is no curb. 105 then lists 14 specific places where parking is banned outright regardless of signage, including on a sidewalk, in front of or blocking a driveway, on a crosswalk or within 20 feet of one, within 30 feet of a flashing beacon or stop sign, on a bridge or in a tunnel, over curb ramps, perpendicular to a curb on an unmarked cul-de-sac, on the left edge of the roadway facing oncoming traffic (the wrong-way violation), within 20 feet of a fire station driveway, across a painted parking-space line, during posted no-parking hours, and in front of a mailbox that isn't the parker's own.
11 to attach a written Notice of Violation to any offending vehicle. 12, a driver can resolve the ticket by paying the fine to the County Treasurer's office within 30 days before a summons issues; miss that window and the fine climbs $25 per outstanding notice, and after 30 days the County can pursue a warrant or summons through General District Court. A recipient who wants to fight the notice must tell the Treasurer before a summons is issued, triggering a certified hearing date. These rules apply county-wide on public highways in the unincorporated area and any road under County jurisdiction; incorporated towns such as Leesburg and Purcellville enforce their own parking codes on town streets.
Violations & Fines
Violating § 480.06 (intersection buffer) or any listed place in § 480.105, including blocking a driveway or parking against traffic, carries a $40 civil fine payable to the County Treasurer under § 480.99(a), with two specific 480.105 subsections, parking across a painted space line and parking during posted no-parking hours, separately fined at $40 under § 480.99(d). Unpaid notices increase by $25 every 30 days, and continued nonpayment can escalate to a summons in County General District Court.
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