Jonesboro, AR Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Min. roadway width
- 20 feet must remain clear
- Min. cul-de-sac radius
- 60 feet must remain clear
- Time-limited hours
- 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., not Sun./holidays
- Enforceability
- requires posted signs, per Sec. 66-187
- Max fine
- $500.00 under Sec. 1-7
Summary
Jonesboro bars parking or halting on a city street, sidewalk or bike path in a way that narrows a roadway below 20 feet or a cul-de-sac turning radius below 60 feet. Posted signs, not the ordinance alone, activate no-parking, time-limited and hour-restricted zones elsewhere on the street.
It shall be prohibited for any person to park or bring to a halt on any city street, paved sidewalk (unless part of a private or public driveway) or designated bike path any vehicle, trailer or other obstruction in such a manner as to interfere with normal vehicular or pedestrian traffic..."Interference with normal vehicular traffic" shall be defined as obstructing the street to reduce the available width of the roadway to less than 20 feet or, in the case of a cul-de-sac or turnaround, reduce the free flow of traffic by reducing the turning radius to less than 60 feet as such dimensions of available roadway are necessary for the safe operations of fire trucks or other emergency vehicles.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 16).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 66-188, 'Obstructing traffic,' prohibits parking, stopping or halting on a city street, paved sidewalk (unless it is part of a driveway) or a designated bike path in a manner that interferes with normal vehicular or pedestrian traffic; the same subsection tells pedestrians not to leave the sidewalk or curb to walk or run into the path of vehicles. The section defines 'interference with normal vehicular traffic' with hard numbers: reducing the available roadway width to less than 20 feet, or, at a cul-de-sac or turnaround, reducing the turning radius to less than 60 feet, both tied explicitly to the space fire trucks and other emergency vehicles need.
This sits inside Article V's general parking scheme: Sec. 66-183 makes the article's rules apply at all times except when official signs specify otherwise or a stop is needed to avoid a traffic conflict or comply with an officer; Sec. 66-184 bars parking on streets posted 'no parking'; Sec. 66-185 bars parking during posted hours except Sundays and holidays; Sec. except Sundays and holidays; and Sec. 66-187 makes clear that none of those regulations are enforceable unless the chief of police has actually erected the required signs at the time of the alleged offense.
Violations & Fines
None of these sections set an independent fine, so a citation is punished under the Code's general penalty, Sec. 1-7: up to $500.00 for the violation, doubled for a repeat, or up to $250.00 per day if it continues. Sec. 66-187 also means a no-parking or time-limit citation can be defeated if the required sign was not actually posted at that location when the alleged violation occurred.
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