St. Louis, MO Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)
Key Facts
- Fine per violation
- $20.00
- Petition threshold
- 65% of street's registered voters
- Permit issued by
- Traffic and Transportation Administrator
- Permit term
- Annual
- Number of named districts
- ~17 separate chapters
Summary
St. Louis creates residential parking districts block by block through individual ordinances, each requiring a resident petition and alderman support before permits are issued.
The Traffic and Transportation Administrator is hereby authorized to designate the location and restrictions for curb parking of residential parking zones within the Central West End North Residential Parking District where a street or a portion of a street, on which the predominant land use is zoned A through E and sixty-five percent (65%) of the registered voters living on said street indicate by petition that they desire the street to be made a residential parking zone and when the Alderman or Aldermen from the ward or wards, wherein the street is located, indicate that they desire the designation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 11).
Full Breakdown
St. Louis has no single citywide preferential-parking ordinance. Instead the code contains roughly 17 separate chapters (17.90 through 17.225), one per named residential parking district such as the Central West End North, Hartford Street, and Waterman/DeGiverville districts. Each district is created only after 65% of registered voters on a street petition for it and the ward alderman recommends the designation; the Traffic and Transportation Administrator then designates the zone, posts signs, and issues annual resident and visitor permits. Parking without a valid permit where signs are posted is a $20 fine per offense, and reselling or misusing permits can get a resident's permits suspended for up to a year.
Violations & Fines
Parking without a displayed resident or visitor permit in a posted zone: $20 fine per offense. Improperly distributing a permit: permit suspension up to one year.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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