Street parking is free in most Norfolk neighborhoods but tightly managed downtown and in residential permit districts like Ghent, Downtown, and Lambert's Point. No parking within 15 feet of a hydrant or blocking intersections.
Norfolk enforces on-street parking under Chapter 25 of the city code. Downtown and dense neighborhoods rely on metered spaces, posted time limits, and residential permit districts. Residents in designated zones, including Ghent, West Ghent, Downtown, Larchmont, Brambleton, Lambert's Point, and Willoughby, register their license plates for permit parking and can buy $2 thirty-day visitor passes, with one free annual visitor pass per household. Standard rules apply citywide: no parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, no blocking crosswalks or intersections, and obey posted signs. Va. Code 46.2-1200 et seq. governs statewide.
Meter and time-limit tickets typically run $25 to $40. Hydrant, crosswalk, and no-parking-zone violations cost more, and repeat or blocking offenders are towed at their own expense.
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