Nicholasville, KY Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Section 22-34 lists the parking offenses enforced on Nicholasville streets and puts a dollar amount on each. Parking in front of or within five (5) feet of a fire hydrant carries a fine of $25.00. The minimum fine is $25.00 for parking against a yellow line, parking in a no parking zone prohibited by signs or other visible indicators, parking in a fire lane on either a public street or public parking lot, double parking, blocking a driveway (public or private) or the entrance to any public or private property, and parking against traffic. The code defines parking against traffic as parking in such a manner that the parked car is opposite the flow or line of traffic, which is the wrong-way parking rule. Parking in a designated space for persons with disabilities, on a public street or a public parking lot, draws a minimum fine of $50.00, and parking in such a way as to block an accessory ramp for persons with disabilities draws $25.00. The section states that all of these are minimum fines subject to a maximum fine of $100.00 each.

Other sections in Division 1 round out the street rules. Section 22-33 says no vehicle shall be backed up to a curb, and § 22-34(a)(12) sets a fine of $25.00 for it. Section 22-32 makes it the duty of anyone in control of a vehicle to promptly move it out of the way of the city's street cleaning apparatus when requested by the person operating it, with a $25.00 fine under § 22-34(a)(11).

Section 22-35 lets the police department tow: any vehicle left parked continuously in any of the two (2) hour parking zones in the city for more than four (4) hours is subject to being towed away, and all costs of removal are borne by the owner before the vehicle may be returned. The overnight rule for trucks, boats, trailers and campers on streets is separate and sits in § 22-31.