Franklin, TN Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Franklin's on-street parking framework lives in Title 15 (Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking) of the Franklin Municipal Code. The city's general authority to restrict parking by ordinance is set out in Section 15-618 (City Authority to Restrict Parking), and individual no-parking-anytime zones and time-limit zones are established by separate ordinances of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (multiple BOMA ordinances during 2024-2026 established new no-parking zones on streets such as Alpha Drive). The citation procedure for parking violations is in Section 15-703, most recently amended by Ordinance 2024-12. Citywide, Tennessee Code Annotated 55-8-160 prohibits stopping, standing, or parking within 7.5 to 15 feet of a fire hydrant (the municipality sets the exact distance), within an intersection or on a crosswalk, on a sidewalk, in front of a public or private driveway, within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, within 30 feet of a flashing signal or stop sign, or in other enumerated locations. In the downtown historic district, the city tightened on-street limits in 2023: Main Street between 1st and 7th Avenues is now signed two-hour parking, enforced Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (down from a previous four-hour limit), with the Franklin Street Department installing 29 new signs to reflect the change. West Main between 5th and 7th Avenues North is signed four-hour parking under the same enforcement window. Restrictions are not enforced on Saturdays, Sundays, or city-recognized holidays. The city operates two free public parking garages just off Main Street: the Second Avenue South Garage at 108 2nd Avenue South (at the corner of 2nd Avenue South and Main Street) and the Fourth Avenue South Garage at 115 4th Avenue South (across from Puckett's Grocery & Restaurant). Each garage has 300 spaces, no time limit on individual stays beyond a 24-hour maximum, head-in parking only, two EV charging spaces, and a designated motorcycle area. The Fourth Avenue South garage also offers a small number of 30-minute spaces. The city publishes real-time garage availability through an online parking counter app. Multiple 24-hour free surface lots and on-street locations supplement the garages, including Church Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues South and along Sixth Avenue near Fair Street. Cool Springs commuter-style parking is generally on private retail and office sites and is governed by Title 14 zoning and private agreements, not on-street city rules.