Jefferson Parish, LA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Driveway buffer
- 3 feet from curb return, none directly opposite
- Intersection clearance
- 30 ft; 50 ft on named arterials
- Fire hydrant clearance
- 20 feet on either side
- Minimum roadway left open
- 10 feet for traffic flow
- No-parking signs authorized on
- streets 20-30 ft wide
- Penalty authority
- Code Sec. 1-10 citation
Summary
Jefferson Parish bans parking within three feet of a driveway's curb return or directly across from it on unincorporated two-lane streets, plus 30-foot intersection clearance, 20-foot fire hydrant clearance, and a 10-foot roadway width for traffic. Violators face a citation under Code Sec. 1-10.
Sec. 36-94. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle, or permit it to stand, whether attended or unattended, on the street in front of, or within three (3) feet of the curb return of a driveway, or on the street directly opposite a driveway, on all two-lane public streets, roads, or highways in the unincorporated areas of the parish... This section shall not prevent a legal occupant of a structure from parking a vehicle in front of his/her own driveway providing that such parking does not violate any other parish ordinance. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be punished as set forth in section 1-10 of this Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 20 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
The parish's on-street parking rules sit in Chapter 36, Article V, Division 1 of the Code of Ordinances and apply parish-wide in unincorporated areas. Sec. 36-89 lets the public works traffic engineering division post "No Parking" signs on any street 20 feet wide or less, or on one side of a street up to 30 feet wide, once complaints or an engineering study show the parking creates a hazard; once posted, parking against the sign is unlawful. Sec. 36-91 requires drivers to leave at least ten feet of roadway open for traffic at all times.
Sec. 36-92 bars parking on a public neutral ground unless the parish has posted signs allowing it. Sec. 36-93 sets a 30-foot no-parking buffer from any intersection, expanded to 50 feet along named arterials such as Causeway Boulevard, Veterans Boulevard, Airline Highway, and Metairie Road, where sidewalk-to-roadway obstructions are also barred for that distance. Sec. 36-94 is the parish's driveway-blocking rule: no vehicle may sit in front of, within three feet of the curb return of, or directly opposite a driveway on a two-lane street.
Where a home has two or more driveways, only the "primary" one (leading to the garage or designed parking area) triggers the opposite-side ban, and the rule does not stop a resident from parking in front of their own driveway. Sec. 36-95 adds a 20-foot no-parking zone on either side of a fire hydrant. Every section in this division is enforced through the same misdemeanor citation authority in Sec. 1-10 of the Code.
Violations & Fines
Any violation of Sections 36-89 through 36-95 is punished as set forth in Sec. 1-10 of the Code of Ordinances, and a vehicle obstructing a driveway, hydrant, or intersection buffer can also be tagged for towing and storage at the owner's expense under the parish's separate vehicle-removal authority in Chapter 36.
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