Kalamazoo, MI Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety enforces the stopping, standing and parking prohibitions listed in City Code § 36-163(A), a 24-item list that covers sidewalks, driveways (public or private), intersections, crosswalks, within 20 feet of a crosswalk, within 30 feet of a stop sign or signal, within 50 feet of a railroad crossing, within 200 feet of an active accident scene, and any spot marked by an official no-parking sign. Blocking an alley or an emergency exit is also barred outright. Section 36-166(A) separately requires every vehicle parked on a street to sit with its wheels parallel to the roadway and within 12 inches of the existing right-hand curb, which means parking to face oncoming traffic on a two-way street violates the code; on a signed one-way street, § 36-166(B) allows parking along the left curb instead.

A public safety officer who finds a vehicle in violation affixes a ticket under § 36-182, and § 36-183 lets the City treat the vehicle's registered owner as the presumed violator without further proof. Disputed tickets go before the Parking Violations Bureau created by § 36-184, which operates under the City Manager's supervision, or before a court if the recipient prefers. Section 36-185 sets escalating civil fines by violation type, so the exact dollar amount depends on which listed prohibition was broken.