Grand Rapids, MI Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Time limit
- 2 hours for vehicles over 1 ton
- Loading limit
- 1 hour for angle parking
- Scope
- Any public roadway citywide
- Front yard rule
- Storage banned separately, Ch. 164
- Citation
- Grand Rapids City Code § 10.47
Summary
Grand Rapids caps on-street parking for commercial vehicles over one ton at two hours, and limits angled loading or unloading stops to one hour, on any public roadway citywide.
No commercial vehicle of more than one (1) ton capacity shall be parked on any public roadway for a period longer than two (2) hours, and no commercial vehicle shall be allowed to stand at an angle to the line of the roadway or alley while loading or unloading for a longer period than one (1) hour. Such angle parking where the free flow of traffic is interfered with, is prohibited, except by permission of the Proper Authority.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 70).
Full Breakdown
Section 10.47 sets a flat two-hour limit on any public roadway for commercial vehicles over one ton, and a separate one-hour cap when such a vehicle stands at an angle to the roadway or alley while loading or unloading; angle parking that interferes with traffic flow is banned outright unless the Proper Authority permits it. The Code also bars parking or storing any motor vehicle in a front yard within a residential district under Chapter 164 (§ 9.502), and a cross-reference in that chapter notes commercial vehicles are additionally barred from residential-zone parking unless kept in an enclosed garage or building.
Violations & Fines
Violations of § 10.47 are civil infractions under Chapter 181 (§ 10.68); fines are set by City Commission resolution and double after 10 unpaid days, triple after 90, per § 1.615.
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