Q: I live 10 minutes away from my school. I’m going to park in a neighborhood that my friend lives in but there are signs.
I live 10 minutes away from my school. I’m going to park in a neighborhood that my friend lives in and infront of there house so I can avoid traffic. I have permission to park infront of there house but there is a sign that says “2 hour parking Monday-Friday 9-2PM” across from his house on an empty lot. And the beginning of his neighborhood has a no standing parking sign but his house is very far from the sign. Am I allowed to park there without getting a ticket.
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The Henrico County Code of Ordinances governs these situations, but is vague about signage. The Ordinance refers to parking being prohibited simply in "any place where official signs prohibit parking" and so it's guesswork without knowing the area and how the signs appear. Do any other vehicles park in similar spots in the neighborhood? If the neighborhood is totally barren of parked cars along the sides of the roads, then it seems to me that the sign at the entrance blankets the entire neighborhood. But if there are parked cars in various places throughout, then you're much less likely to receive a ticket or get towed.
https://library.municode.com/va/henrico_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CD_ORD_CH22TRVE_ARTIVSTSTPA
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