Greensboro, NC Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 16-161
- Size threshold
- Over 80 in. wide or 30 ft. long, or any trailer
- 1st offense
- $100.00 fixed civil penalty
- 2nd offense (12 mo.)
- $250.00 fixed civil penalty
- 3rd offense (12 mo.)
- Vehicle towed under § 16-39
- Exemptions
- School buses, government passenger vehicles, 10+ passenger transit
Summary
Greensboro bans parking any motor vehicle wider than 80 inches or longer than 30 feet, plus any trailer, on city streets, with exceptions only for active loading/unloading, emergency vehicles, and construction-site use during active work; violators face escalating fines up to towing under Sec. 16-161 and Sec. 16-71.
(a)It shall be unlawful to park any motor vehicles in excess of eighty (80) inches in width or in excess of thirty (30) feet in length, or any trailer, on the streets within the corporate limits of the city at any time except when engaged in loading and unloading, for emergency services or for temporary use at construction sites during the period of active construction.(b)Subsection (a) does not apply to:(1)School buses as defined in chapter 20 of the North Carolina General Statutes.(2)Passenger-carrying vehicles owned or operated by a public governmental agency.(3)Vehicles providing transportation for paying public passengers, which are designed to transport ten (10) or more passengers.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 132).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 16-161(a) makes it unlawful to park any motor vehicle over 80 inches wide or 30 feet long, or any trailer, on a street within Greensboro's corporate limits at any time, the ban applies around the clock, not just overnight. The only carve-outs in subsection (a) itself are active loading and unloading, emergency-service use, and temporary parking at a construction site during the period of active construction. S. Chapter 20, passenger vehicles owned or operated by a public governmental agency, and vehicles designed to carry ten or more paying passengers.
Sec. 00 for a second offense by the same vehicle within a rolling 12-month period regardless of whether the driver or owner is the same, and for a third or later offense within that 12-month window the city 'shall cause the vehicle to be towed' under Sec. 16-39. Sec. 16-73(a)(11) authorizes officers to issue the ticket, and the impoundment table at Sec. 16-135 separately lists oversized-vehicle violations of Sec. 16-161 among the offenses that trigger ticketing or towing. Because the standard is measured off the vehicle itself, width or length, it reaches full-size box trucks, RVs, boat trailers and equipment trailers left on residential streets, not just commercial tractor-trailers.
Violations & Fines
A first oversized-vehicle citation carries a $100.00 fixed civil penalty; a second offense by the same vehicle within 12 months rises to $250.00; a third or later offense in that 12-month window results in the vehicle being towed under Sec. 16-39, regardless of whether the same person owns or drives it each time (Sec. 16-71(a)).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Are school buses or transit vehicles exempt from the oversized-vehicle ban?
Sources & Official References
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