Dunwoody, GA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 30-108
- Minimum clearance
- 10 feet of roadway width
- Sign requirement
- 1+ sign per block, both sides
- Narrow street threshold
- Under 20-30 ft roadway width
- Unattended vehicle rule
- Set brake, stop motor, turn wheels
Summary
Dunwoody's traffic code bars parking that blocks the free movement of traffic on a street. Under section 30-108, a parked vehicle must leave at least ten feet of roadway width open, and separate sections let the public works department post signs restricting parking on narrow, one-way or hazardous streets.
No person shall park any vehicle upon a street in such manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 49).
Full Breakdown
Section 30-108 sets the general on-street parking standard for Dunwoody: no one may park a vehicle on a street in a manner or under conditions that leave less than ten feet of the roadway's width open for the free movement of vehicular traffic. This baseline sits alongside sign-dependent restrictions in the same article. Section 30-107 bars parking anywhere prohibited by ordinance and marked with official signs, and lets the public works department, or DeKalb County where the city has not made its own designation, set additional no-parking locations.
Section 30-111 lets the public works department post no-parking signs on streets narrower than 20 feet, or on one side of streets narrower than 30 feet. Sections 30-112 and 30-113 let the department restrict parking on the left side of one-way streets and one-way roadways. Section 30-102 requires at least one sign to be erected in each block on each side of a restricted street before any of these restrictions can be enforced against a driver; a restriction with no sign in place is not enforceable.
Section 30-106 separately requires a driver leaving a vehicle unattended on a street to set the brakes, stop the motor and turn the wheels toward the curb on a grade.
Violations & Fines
A vehicle parked so as to leave less than ten feet of roadway open for traffic under section 30-108 is a Code violation, as is parking in a location barred by properly posted signs. Because section 30-102 requires signage to be in place before any restriction is enforceable, an unsigned narrow or hazardous stretch of street is not a citable violation of the sign-dependent rules.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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