5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in St. Louis County, Missouri.
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Under SLCRO §1003.165, all vehicles in unincorporated St. Louis County residential districts — including RVs, campers, and boats — must be parked on a paved driveway. Front-yard parking on lawn or gravel is prohibited.
St. Louis County Code §1003.165
Sec. 1003.165. All vehicles, including recreational vehicles and boats, must be parked on a paved driveway. Vehicles permitted to be parked on a driveway in a residential neighborhood are cars, vans, pickup trucks, boats, campers, or other recreational vehicles typically used by a family.
SLCRO §1207.060 makes it unlawful to park a vehicle in the front yard of a residential property unless the vehicle is on a paved driveway or designated paved parking area contiguous with the driveway.
St. Louis County Code §1207.060
Sec. 1207.060. It is unlawful to park a vehicle in the front yard of a residential property unless the vehicle is parked on a paved driveway or on a designated parking area. A designated parking area must be adjacent to and contiguous to the driveway within a residential property and must be paved.
SLCRO §1207.075 prohibits commercial vehicles over 12,000 lbs from parking on a residential road or highway between 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Tractors and tractor-trailers may never be parked on a residential road except for active loading/unloading.
St. Louis County Code §1207.075
Sec. 1207.075. Commercial vehicles weighing more than twelve thousand pounds (12,000) cannot be parked on a residential road or highway between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. of any day, except in an emergency. Tractors, tractor-trailers, or tractor trailer truck units cannot be parked on any residential road, except while loading or unloading.
SLCRO §1207.040 prohibits parking within 8 ft of a public mailbox, 15 ft of a fire hydrant, 20 ft of a crosswalk, or 30 ft from an intersection. Parking on sidewalks, in driveways, or blocking snow removal is also prohibited countywide.
St. Louis County Code §1207.040
Sec. 1207.040. It is unlawful to park a vehicle within eight (8) feet of a public mailbox, within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant, within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk, and within thirty (30) feet upon the approach of any intersection or within an intersection.
SLCRO §1216.080 declares junked motor vehicles on private property a public nuisance. Unincorporated residents cannot store a junked or unlicensed vehicle for more than 72 hours unless inside a fully enclosed building; one vehicle may be stored 30 days during active repair.
St. Louis County Code §1216.080
Sec. 1216.080. — Junked Motor Vehicles on Private Property Declared a Nuisance. Residents living in unincorporated St. Louis County may not store a junked vehicle or parts of a junked vehicle, on their property for longer than seventy-two (72) hours unless the vehicle is enclosed within a building.
2 cities in St. Louis County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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