Fort Smith, AR Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

Section 14-54 bans parking, leaving standing, or leaving unattended any commercial vehicle on a street or right-of-way classified residential or residential collector by the city's master street plan, or on residentially zoned or used property. "Commercial vehicle" covers solid waste, dump, concrete mixer, and fuel/chemical trucks; any vehicle with three or more axles; any vehicle with a GVWR over 16,000 pounds; passenger vehicles rated for 16 or more people; and box or straight trucks with a GVWR over 8,000 pounds. The ban doesn't apply to a commercial vehicle making normal deliveries, moving household goods, performing the special work it's built for, or operating as a legal nonconforming use, and it exempts 16-plus-passenger vehicles tied to a church or school while on that property.