Prince William County, VA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Section 13-320(a) bars parking, except to avoid other traffic or on police/traffic-control direction, in 14 named spots: on a sidewalk, within an intersection, in front of a public or private driveway, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, on a crosswalk, within 20 feet of an intersection crosswalk (or 15-20 feet of the intersection itself where no crosswalk exists), within 30 feet of a flashing beacon or stop sign, within 30 feet of a safety zone's curb ends, within 50 feet of a railroad crossing, within 15 feet of a fire station driveway (75 feet on the opposite side when posted), alongside an obstruction if it would block traffic, more than two feet from the curb, on a bridge or in a tunnel, and anywhere signed 'no parking.' Subsection (b) lets officers relocate any vehicle without regard to these rules while performing their duties.

Enforcement runs through §§ 13-335, 13-343, 13-344 and 13-344.1: a first citation is a traffic infraction fined up to $100 per offense under § 13-335(a), unpaid within 30 days it doubles under § 13-344(a), and once a vehicle accumulates three or more unpaid or unsettled parking citations the police department can tow it under § 13-344.1(a). Drivers who want to fight a ticket must notify the chief of police in writing within 30 days under § 13-343, and § 13-345 gives the county a rebuttable presumption that the registered owner was the one who parked illegally.