Sioux Falls, SD Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Snow route trigger
- 2 inches of accumulation
- Enforcement
- City Engineer designates and signs routes
- Fine
- $35 rising to $100 late
- Towing
- Nuisance vehicles removed per § 71.026
- Zone 3 alert
- Total parking ban until plowed
Summary
Sioux Falls bans parking on posted emergency snow routes once 2 inches of snow accumulates, and citywide snow-alert zones add overnight or curb-to-curb parking bans until streets are plowed.
(a) The city engineer may determine and establish emergency snow routes upon any street or highway within the city or any part thereof. When signs have been erected giving notice thereof, it shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand, park or leave unattended any motor vehicle upon the snow route immediately after two inches of snow has accumulated and until the snow has been plowed to the curblines.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-135: Current through local ordinance 54-26, passed 7-14-2026).
Full Breakdown
Once two inches of snow accumulates on a posted emergency snow route, the City Engineer's signage makes it unlawful to stop, stand, park, or leave a vehicle there until plowing reaches the curblines (§ 77.047). Separately, the Public Works Director can declare a citywide snow removal alert (§ 96.121), triggering zone rules: Zone 1 bans overnight parking 1-6 a.m., Zone 2 bans one directional set of streets during day or night shifts until plowed curb to curb, and Zone 3 bans all street parking, both sides, until fully plowed (§§ 96.120-96.124).
Violations & Fines
Vehicles on a snow route or in an alert zone are declared a public nuisance and may be towed; fines run $35 within 7 days up to $100 after 30-60 days (§§ 77.047, 77.999).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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