Jackson, MS Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Sec. 118-328, 'Parking not to obstruct traffic,' makes it unlawful for any operator to stop, stand or park a vehicle upon a street, other than an alley, in a manner that leaves available less than ten feet of the width of the street for free movement of vehicular traffic. The only carve-out is a temporary stop for the actual loading or unloading of passengers, or when necessary to obey traffic regulations, signs, signals or a police officer. A parallel rule in Sec. 118-329 sets the same ten-foot clearance standard for alleys.

These clearance rules work alongside Sec. 118-323 and Sec. 118-324, which make it unlawful to park where signs prohibit parking at all times or during posted hours, and Sec. 118-325, which requires the city traffic engineer to erect signs before any time limit or prohibition is enforceable; a parking meter displaying its limitation and fee counts as the required sign. Sec. 118-316 clarifies the article applies at all times or during the specific hours stated, except when a stop is necessary to avoid a traffic conflict or follow a police officer's directions.

Together these sections form Jackson's baseline on-street parking framework: streets must stay passable, postings control where and when parking is allowed, and violations of either standard are enforceable once signage is properly in place.