Chesterfield County, VA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Prepay fine
- $25.00 within 5 days
- Hydrant/fire lane fine
- $75.00 within 5 days
- Late penalty
- $10.00-$15.00 added after 5 days
- Listed offenses
- 22 parking violations in subsection (a)
- Governing section
- County Code § 13-41
Summary
Chesterfield County Code § 13-41 lists 22 specific ways a vehicle can be illegally parked on public property, from blocking a driveway to parking more than 18 inches from the curb, and lets officers resolve most of them with a $25.00 prepayment instead of a court date. Blocking a fire hydrant or parking in a fire lane costs $75.00 to prepay.
No person shall park a vehicle on county-owned or other public property in violation of any of the provisions of this subsection... The waiver shall be effective when the person (i) voluntarily pays $25.00 to the county treasurer's office within five days after receipt of the notice, except that a violation of section 13-41(a)(4) or section 13-41(a)(16) shall require a payment of $75.00... Such offenses shall include parking a vehicle:(1)On a sidewalk.(2)In front of a public or private driveway or directly across from a public or private driveway in such a way that causes obstruction to the ingress or egress of such driveway...(15)More than 18 inches from the curb or roadway edge, or in any direction other than parallel to the right edge of the curb or roadway edge in areas where parking is permitted, except that a vehicle may be parked within 18 inches of and parallel to the left curb or roadway edge on a one-way street or at an angle, where permitted.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 80).
Full Breakdown
Section 13-41 sits in Chapter 13, Article III, Stopping, Standing and Parking, and subsection (a) alone runs to 22 numbered offenses covering parking on public property. Among them: parking on a sidewalk (1); parking in front of, or directly across from, a public or private driveway in a way that obstructs ingress or egress (2); parking within an intersection (3); parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant (4); parking in a crosswalk (5); parking within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection (6); parking more than 18 inches from the curb or roadway edge, or facing the wrong direction relative to traffic, except on a one-way street or where angle parking is allowed (15); and parking in an established fire lane (16).
A near-identical list in subsection (b) covers private parking lots designed for more than 50 vehicles. 00. A driver who wants to contest the notice instead has five days to appear at the treasurer's office and have the case certified to general district court. 2-1225.
Violations & Fines
Unpaid or contested tickets escalate: missing the five-day window after a subsection (a) or (b) notice adds a $10.00 penalty, and missing it after a subsection (c) disabled-parking notice adds $15.00, on top of a possible summons under Code of Virginia §§ 46.2-941 and 46.2-1225. Registered owners are presumed under § 13-43 to be the person who committed the violation, so the ticket follows the plate unless the owner rebuts it in court.
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