Parking Rules in Mississippi (2026)
35 rules on the books across Mississippi, 6 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
RV & Boat Parking
Where you can park recreational vehicles and boats on your property, including front yard restrictions, screening requirements, and size limits.
Gulfport
Some RestrictionsGulfport confines boats and trailers parked at a residence to the side and rear yards, keeping them out of the front…
Read full rule →Hinds County
Some RestrictionsBoats, travel trailers, campers, motorized dwellings and similar major recreational equipment can only sit within the…
Read full rule →Jackson
Some RestrictionsJackson gives campers, RVs over 22 feet, and attached boat or auto trailers up to 24 hours on a public right-of-way…
Read full rule →Jackson County
Some RestrictionsJackson County bars boats, boat trailers, travel trailers, campers and motorized dwellings from sitting in a required…
Read full rule →Rankin County
Some RestrictionsIn platted subdivisions of unincorporated Rankin County's Reservoir Community District, RVs, boats and trailers can't…
Read full rule →Driveway Rules
Requirements for driveway width, materials, and whether you can park on unpaved surfaces or grass in your front yard.
Gulfport
Some RestrictionsGulfport's Property Maintenance Code lets residents park in the front or side yard only on a paved or stabilized…
Read full rule →Harrison County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Harrison County, single-family, duplex, triplex, and quadraplex parking areas may not sit in the…
Read full rule →Hinds County
Some RestrictionsOutside a driveway, front, side and rear yards in unincorporated Hinds County's residential districts are off-limits to…
Read full rule →Jackson
Some RestrictionsJackson bans parking a vehicle in a residential front yard, corner-lot street-side yard, or a rear yard abutting a…
Read full rule →Jackson County
Some RestrictionsJackson County's Zoning Ordinance sets a real construction standard for driveways, not just a suggestion. Every…
Read full rule →Rankin County
Some RestrictionsIn Reservoir Community District subdivisions, a driveway can't cover more than half the front yard and must be paved…
Read full rule →Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Rules about parking work trucks, vans with commercial lettering, and vehicles over a weight or length threshold in residential areas, the thresholds, the exemptions, and the fines.
Hinds County
Significant RestrictionsA truck with a cargo box or bed longer than 20 feet, or a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating above 32,500 pounds, cannot…
Read full rule →Gulfport
Some RestrictionsGulfport Code § 6-353 bans parking a tractor-trailer rig on any public street, in any public parking lot, or in any…
Read full rule →Jackson
Some RestrictionsJackson bars parking a truck over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or 22 feet long on any public right-of-way for…
Read full rule →Rankin County
Some RestrictionsRankin County bars large trucks, over 20-foot bed or over one ton, from parking on streets in platted residential…
Read full rule →Street Parking Limits
Time limits for parking on public streets, permit parking zones, and rules about moving your car to avoid tickets.
Rankin County
Significant RestrictionsParking or storing a vehicle, RV, boat or trailer on a public street or right-of-way is banned in platted Reservoir…
Read full rule →Gulfport
Some RestrictionsGulfport bans parking within ten feet of a fire hydrant, in front of driveways, on sidewalks or inside an intersection…
Read full rule →Hinds County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Hinds County, unlicensed or uninspected vehicles and trailers cannot be left on public streets in…
Read full rule →Jackson
Some RestrictionsJackson requires drivers to leave at least ten feet of street width open for traffic when they stop, stand or park, and…
Read full rule →Overnight Parking
Whether cars can be left on the street overnight, including any permit programs and restrictions during street sweeping hours.
Gulfport
Some RestrictionsOn any Gulfport street narrower than 20 feet, a vehicle cannot sit parked for more than 30 minutes between 2:00 a.m…
Read full rule →Rankin County
Some RestrictionsCommercial trucks with more than six wheels can't be left parked overnight in platted Reservoir Community District…
Read full rule →EV Charging
Rules about installing home EV chargers, running cables across sidewalks, and any incentives or permits required for charging stations.
Abandoned Vehicles
How cities define and handle abandoned or inoperable vehicles on private property and public streets, including removal timelines.
Mississippi: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsUnder Mississippi Code Section 63-23-3, a motor vehicle left unattended on any public street, road, highway, or other…
Read full rule →Gulfport
Some RestrictionsGulfport police may tow a licensed vehicle left unattended and illegally parked on public property for three days or…
Read full rule →Harrison County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Harrison County declares any junk or inoperable vehicle a public nuisance the moment it sits on a…
Read full rule →Jackson
Some RestrictionsAny junked or abandoned vehicle sitting on a lot in Jackson, occupied or vacant, public or private, is declared a…
Read full rule →Jackson County
Some RestrictionsJackson County bars parking or storing wrecked, dismantled or inoperable vehicles on residential land outside a fully…
Read full rule →Rankin County
Some RestrictionsRankin County bans parking wrecked, dismantled, inoperable or unlicensed vehicles on residential lots visible from the…
Read full rule →Curb Color Rules
What red, yellow, white, green, and blue painted curbs mean in your city, who can paint them, and how parking restrictions are enforced.
Loading Zones
Yellow and white loading zone rules, time limits for commercial and passenger loading, and which vehicles qualify as commercial loaders.
Gulfport
Some RestrictionsGulfport curb loading zones cap a passenger stop at 3 minutes and a freight stop at 30 minutes under Code §§ 6-346…
Read full rule →Harrison County
Some RestrictionsAny business, trade, or industrial use in unincorporated Harrison County that receives or ships merchandise has to…
Read full rule →Hinds County
Some RestrictionsHinds County requires every commercial or industrial use in the unincorporated county to provide dedicated off-street…
Read full rule →Jackson
Some RestrictionsJackson charges $20.00 a year for a permit to establish a private curb loading zone, then caps use of any passenger…
Read full rule →Jackson County
Some RestrictionsEvery business, trade or industrial building in unincorporated Jackson County must provide off-street loading space…
Read full rule →Towing & Impound Rights
What a towing company may charge and must do when a vehicle is taken without the owner consenting: capped hookup, mileage and storage rates, the drop fee owed if the driver returns before the tow leaves, signage required at private lots, retrieval of belongings left inside, and how a tow gets contested.