Flint, MI Parking Rules: Commercial Vehicle Restrictions (2026)

The City of Flint Chapter 50 Zoning Code regulates commercial vehicles in residential districts: no commercial vehicle may be located on any property in a residential Zone District unless parked or stored within a completely enclosed building, except that one commercial vehicle of 3/4 ton size or smaller may be parked in a residential driveway. Commercial vehicles are permitted to park temporarily while engaged in the delivery, pickup or service run to a residential property. On public streets, Section 28-86 (Chapter 28) imposes the citywide 24-hour cap on street parking that applies to commercial vehicles as well, and Section 28-94 authorizes immediate removal of vehicles in posted tow-away zones. The state framework is the Michigan Vehicle Code (Act 300 of 1949), with MCL 257.674 setting prohibited stopping/standing/parking places (sidewalks, driveway aprons, intersections, within 15 feet of hydrants, within 20 feet of crosswalks, within 30 feet of stop signs/traffic signals, within 50 feet of railroad crossings, within 20 feet of fire-station driveways). Enforcement is by the Flint Police Department; tow and storage costs run to the owner under Section 28-94.