Winston-Salem, NC Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Width limit
- 80 inches maximum
- Length limit
- 30 feet maximum
- Exception
- actively loading or unloading
- Penalty
- $50.00 civil fine
- Repeat violations
- new ticket every hour
Summary
Winston-Salem prohibits parking private vehicles or trailers wider than 80 inches or longer than 30 feet on any city street, except while actively loading or unloading, under Code of Ordinances § 42-171.
It shall be prohibited for any person to park any of the following vehicles on the streets within the corporate limits of the city at any time except when engaged in loading or unloading: ... (2) Private vehicles whose overall dimensions, including any trailer attached thereto, are more than 80 inches in width or 30 feet in length.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 102 | Personnel: Supplement 96 | Water and Sewer: Supplement 56 | Solid Waste: Supplement 15).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 42-171 bars anyone from parking a private vehicle -- including any trailer attached to it -- on a street within Winston-Salem's corporate limits if its overall dimensions exceed 80 inches in width or 30 feet in length, unless the vehicle is actively being loaded or unloaded at the time. The same section reaches interurban and intraurban buses and state-licensed common-carrier trucks. A violation draws a $50.00 civil penalty set out in § 42-175(c)(11), and under § 42-175(h) each additional hour the oversized vehicle stays parked in the same spot is treated as a new, separately ticketed violation.
Violations & Fines
$50.00 civil penalty per violation (§ 42-175(c)(11)); each additional hour parked in the same space counts as a new violation and new ticket under § 42-175(h).
Frequently Asked Questions
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