Ann Arbor, MI Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Ann Arbor City Code § 10:147 treats a personal mobility vehicle, the category that covers e-scooters and similar devices, much like a parked car when it comes to where the device may sit. An individual may park one on a highway or street at any location where parking is allowed for motor vehicles.

The section then gives these devices flexibility in how they are positioned. A personal mobility vehicle may be parked at any angle to the curb or the edge of the highway, so it does not have to sit parallel. It may also be parked abreast of another personal mobility vehicle, which means two devices can stand side by side along the same stretch of curb.

That permission has limits. Absent a city operating contract that provides otherwise, any personal mobility vehicle left or parked in a street may be seized and impounded by the city on any of three grounds listed in the section:

(i) it impedes the flow of vehicular, or any other, traffic; (ii) it is parked inconsistent with any city ordinance, resolution, sign, traffic control device, or traffic control order; (iii) it remains left for more than 72 hours.

Each ground stands on its own. A scooter that impedes traffic can be impounded without having been there for any set length of time. A scooter parked neatly out of the way can still be impounded once it has been left for more than 72 hours. Because the first ground reaches vehicular "or any other" traffic, the test is not limited to cars being blocked. The second ground ties scooter parking back to posted rules: a sign, traffic control device, or traffic control order that restricts parking at a location applies to the device as well.

Getting a device back is the owner's job. Under § 10:147(9), the owner must present proof of ownership and pay a fee set by the city to recover an impounded device.