Lansing, MI Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)

During declared snow emergencies, no person may park any vehicle, or leave any vehicle parked, upon roadways within the City of Lansing described by this section.

(a)Declaration and public announcement of snow emergency. The Director of Public Service will declare a snow emergency whenever a weather event, or anticipated weather event, will require salting and/or plowing of snow and ice from the roadways in the City. The Chief of Police shall cause each declaration of a snow emergency to be publicly announced by means of television and radio broadcasts and/or telecasts from stations with a normal operating range covering the City, including cable television franchisees operating within the City. The Chief of Police may cause such declaration to be further made in a newspaper of general circulation if necessary and feasible.(b)Three levels of snow emergency. There shall be three levels of snow emergency which may be declared pursuant to this section, defined and described as follows:(1)Level 1. During a level 1 snow emergency, parking will be prohibited between 2:00—6:00 a.m. in the downtown, and during all hours on select arterial, neighborhood, and transit route roadways, which will be named when the snow emergency is declared.