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Parking Rules in Little Rock, AR (2026)

8 verified parking rules for Little Rock, Arkansas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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RV & Boat Parking

Little Rock gives a boat, boat trailer or camping trailer 24 hours in the public right-of-way and no more, while motorized or self-propelled recreational vehicles are written out of that particular street time limit.

Little Rock 24-Hour Boat & Trailer Street Limit

Some Restrictions

Sec. 36-513.

For purposes of this section, boats, boat trailers and camping trailers are prohibited from being parked/stored in the public right-of-way for a period exceeding twenty-four (24) hours. This does not include motorized or self-propelled recreational vehicles. (Ord. No. 15,842, § 2, 4-17-90; Ord. No. 20,231, § 1, 3-2-10; Ord. No. 21,378, § 1, 3-21-17; Ord. No. 22,599, §§ 1, 2, 4-1-25)

Driveway Rules

Little Rock caps front-yard vehicle parking outside the driveway to 25% of the yard, and unpaved parking pads must be gravel or hard-packed, not bare dirt.

Little Rock Front Yard Parking Rules

Some Restrictions

Sec. 36-513(d)

No person...shall allow any person to keep, store, or park any motor vehicle on any portion of a front yard or corner street side yard...except on a paved designated driveway area, an unpaved designated driveway area, or parking pad not to exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the front yard or corner street side yard. The unpaved, designated driveway area or parking pad must be surfaced with grav...

Commercial & Oversized Vehicles

Little Rock's zoning code bars parking heavy commercial trucks, tow rigs, and trailers on residential-zoned property, with narrow exceptions for active service and repair work.

Little Rock Commercial Vehicle Parking Ban

Significant Restrictions

Sec. 36-512

Except as provided herein, no portion of any lot, tract or parcel of land zoned for residential usage, including districts "R-1" through "R-7a" and "MF-6" through "MF-24," shall be utilized for the parking of commercial vehicles with a load-carrying capacity of one (1) ton or greater. ... the following types of vehicles are expressly prohibited at any time: All commercial tow vehicles or vehicl...

Street Parking Limits

Little Rock requires vehicles parked on curbed streets to sit within 18 inches of the right-hand curb, facing the direction of travel, and bans stopping in front of driveways, at hydrants, or in intersections.

Little Rock On-Street Parking & Driveway Rules

Some Restrictions

Sec. 32-304 (Manner of parking); Sec. 32-309(a)(2) (Restrictions)

Every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where there are adjacent curbs shall be stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle parallel to and within eighteen (18) inches of the right-hand curb. ... No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic ... in any of the following places: ... (2) In front of a public or pri...

Overnight Parking

Little Rock prohibits trucks, buses, tractors, trailers, and semitrailers rated over one ton from parking on public residential streets overnight unless actively performing a direct public service, under Sec. 32-377 of the city code.

Little Rock Bans Overnight Truck Parking on Streets

Significant Restrictions

Sec. 32-377

No person, firm or corporation shall park a truck, tractor, bus, trailer or semitrailer with a manufacturer's-rated capacity in excess of one (1) ton or greater on any public residential street except when such vehicle is actually engaged in the process of providing a direct public service. No person, firm or corporation shall use any public street for the purpose of repairing any such truck, t...

Abandoned Vehicles

Little Rock bans open storage of an abandoned automobile on any lot unless it's part of a licensed auto business, and lets police impound cars left on a street more than 48 hours.

Little Rock Abandoned Vehicle Rules

Significant Restrictions

Sec. 20-2(a)(3)

The open storage of an abandoned automobile unless such storage is in connection with an automotive sales or repair business enterprise which operates under a duly licensed and exhibited privilege license and located on a properly zoned parcel. In this subsection "abandoned automobile" means any motor vehicle or part thereof that is in a state of disrepair or incapable of being moved under its ...

Loading Zones

Little Rock caps freight curb loading zone stops at 30 minutes and reserves passenger and freight zones for expeditious loading during business hours.

Little Rock Freight Loading Zone Time Limit

Some Restrictions

Sec. 32-344

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials in any place marked as a freight curb loading zone during those hours that businesses adjacent thereto are open and doing business. In no case shall the stop for loading or unloading of materials exceed thirty (30) minutes.

Towing & Impound Rights

Little Rock does not license wrecker companies and does not cap what a private tow operator may charge. Its own towing rules live in Chapter 32 and are built around the parking boot: Sec. 32-322 lets a certified officer, the mayor, the city manager or a designated "city designee" immobilize a car parked on public property when the owner owes $250.00 or more in unpaid parking fines from tickets issued in the previous three years, or has unsettled tickets over 30 days old with a warrant outstanding. The boot carries a $100.00 fee, stays on for at least 24 hours, and then the car is towed to the city impound lot. The owner has 72 hours to demand a hearing, and if that appeal succeeds the city pays the immobilization and towing costs.

Little Rock Boot, Tow & Impound Release Rules

Significant Restrictions

Sec. 32-322 (Immobilization of automobiles with delinquent fines); Sec. 32-43 (Authority to impound vehicles)

(a)A motor vehicle, parked upon public property or public right-of-way, by or under the direction of a certified law enforcement officer ... shall be immobilized in such a manner as to prevent its operation if: ... (2)There is an amount equal to two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or more of unpaid parking violation fines, or costs, or both, that have been issued within the previous three (3) y...

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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Little Rock city rules.

Parking Rules in Pulaski County