Dearborn Heights, MI Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)

Sec. 32-554 makes it unlawful to park or leave any vehicle parked on a Dearborn Heights street once snow or ice on that street reaches a depth of three inches, and separately bars on-street parking during any emergency the mayor declares regardless of accumulation. The rule exists so Public Works crews can plow curb to curb without dodging parked cars. Homeowners who lack driveway space, or whose combined household vehicles are longer than their driveway and garage together, can apply to the chief of police for an annual on-street parking permit.

The application must be a signed, notarized letter explaining the shortage, backed by current vehicle registrations for every vehicle involved and either photographs or a scaled schematic of the home, driveway, and garage showing their dimensions. The chief issues permits only for the number of vehicles that genuinely lack space, and the applicant must specify which vehicle or vehicles the permit covers. An approved annual permit is a windshield sticker good through December 31 each year, renewable on a continued showing of need; it is not transferable to a different vehicle.

For short-term needs such as home improvement or property maintenance projects, the chief may instead issue a temporary permit for up to thirty days, displayed on the sun visor, and can waive the permit requirement entirely for up to twenty-four hours for good cause. Holding any permit never authorizes parking that is otherwise prohibited elsewhere in the code, and vehicles bearing special disability plates issued under MCL 257.803d are exempt from the snow-ban restriction altogether.