Cass County, MO Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Fire hydrant clearance
- 15 feet
- Intersection clearance
- 30 feet
- Crosswalk clearance
- 20 feet
- Minimum open roadway width
- 10 feet
- Sign authority
- County Engineer
Summary
Chapter 355 bars stopping, standing or parking in unincorporated Cass County within set distances of intersections, driveways, fire hydrants and crosswalks, and prohibits blocking roadway width needed for traffic. County Engineer-posted signs add further no-parking zones near schools and narrow streets.
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a Law Enforcement Officer or official traffic control device, no person shall: ... Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers: ... In front of a public or private driveway; ... Within thirty (30) feet of an intersection; ... Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant; ... Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection; ... Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway; ... Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five (75) feet of said entrance (when properly signposted); or ... At any place where official signs prohibit standing.
Full Breakdown
010 prohibits stopping or parking on the roadway side of another parked vehicle, on a sidewalk, within an intersection or crosswalk, near a safety zone, alongside a street excavation, on a bridge or elevated structure, on railroad tracks, or wherever signs prohibit stopping. It separately bars standing or parking, except momentarily to load or unload passengers, in front of a driveway, within 30 feet of an intersection, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a crosswalk, within 30 feet of a flashing signal or stop sign, or within 20 feet of a fire station driveway (75 feet on the opposite side when posted).
040. 030 applies the same 10-foot rule in alleys while also barring blocking a driveway entrance. 080. 090 lets the County Engineer designate hazardous or congested zones up to 100 feet long as additional no-stopping areas.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 355 carries no stand-alone fine, so Cass County's general penalty at § 100.210 applies: violating a parking prohibition is a civil offense punishable by up to $1,000.00, with each day of a continuing violation, such as an abandoned or repeatedly reparked vehicle, counted as a separate offense. Moving a vehicle into a prohibited space, or away from a curb an unlawful distance, is itself a violation under § 355.010(B).
Frequently Asked Questions
How close to a fire hydrant can I park in unincorporated Cass County?
Can I park in front of my neighbor's driveway on a county road?
How much roadway width must I leave open when parking on a county street?
Who decides where no-parking signs go up near a Cass County school?
Sources & Official References
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