Shelby County, TN Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Shelby County Code Section 24-191(a) makes it unlawful to park, or knowingly permit the parking of, any vehicle on any residential street longer than 24 consecutive hours. Section 24-184 lists places where stopping, standing, or parking is prohibited, including on a sidewalk, more than 12 inches from the curb, in front of a public or private driveway, within an intersection, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, on a crosswalk, and anywhere official signs prohibit parking. Section 24-190 bars stopping with the left side to the curb, and Section 24-186 forbids parking to display a vehicle for sale or to wash, grease, or repair it. Memphis and the suburbs enforce their own on-street ordinances.