Newport News, VA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Stop position
- Close to, parallel with curb
- Curb side
- Right-hand side, with exceptions
- Exceptions
- One-way streets, certain 2-lane residential
- General fine
- $5.00 to $25.00
Summary
Newport News requires vehicles to stop close to and parallel with the curb, generally with the right side to the curb, banning left-side-to-curb (wrong-way) parking except on certain two-lane residential streets and one-way streets.
(a)Unless in an emergency or where otherwise indicated by signs or markers, or to allow another vehicle or pedestrians to cross in front, no vehicle shall be stopped in any street except close to and parallel with the curb of the street.(b)Except as hereinafter provided, no vehicle shall be stopped except close to the right-hand curb and parallel with the curb of the street.(c)No vehicle shall be stopped with its left side to the curb except upon two-lane streets in single-family, multiple-family and town house dwelling districts and upon all one-way streets.(d)This section shall not apply to vehicles owned or operated by merchants while actually receiving and delivering merchandise, nor to vehicles stopped in loading zones in compliance with section 26-124. (Ord. No. 143; Ord. No. 2254; Code 1961, § 23-108)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 81).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 26-109 governs how vehicles must stop on city streets: absent an emergency or posted sign, a vehicle must stop close to and parallel with the curb, and must stop with its right-hand side to the curb rather than the left, except on two-lane streets in single-family, multi-family, and townhouse districts and on one-way streets. Related sections in the same article set a 3-foot minimum spacing between parallel-parked cars, ban parking across marked space lines, and require designated loading zones for merchant deliveries.
Violations & Fines
Stopping or parking in violation of the manner-of-stopping rules, including wrong-side (left-to-curb) parking outside the excepted streets, is a general parking-article violation subject to a fine under § 26-127.
Frequently Asked Questions
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