Springfield, OH Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 351.03(a)-(c)
- Driveway blocking
- Prohibited, item (2)
- Fire hydrant clearance
- 10 feet, item (4)
- First offense
- Minor misdemeanor
- Second offense in 1 year
- Fourth-degree misdemeanor
Summary
In the City of Springfield, Ohio § 351.03 lists seventeen places where standing or parking a vehicle on a street is prohibited, including in front of any public or private driveway, within an intersection, and within ten feet of a fire hydrant. Parking is allowed only when avoiding a traffic conflict or complying with a police officer's or device's direction.
351.03 PROHIBITED STANDING OR PARKING PLACES. ... (a) No person shall stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to comply with the provisions of this Traffic Code, or while obeying the directions of a police officer or a traffic control device, in any of the following places: ... (2) In front of a public or private driveway; (3) Within an intersection; (4) Within ten feet of a fire hydrant; ... (c) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
Full Breakdown
Springfield Codified Ordinances § 351.03(a) sets the general no-stand/no-park list for the city's streets. It opens by barring standing or parking except when necessary to avoid a traffic conflict, comply with the Traffic Code, or obey a police officer or traffic control device, then enumerates the prohibited locations: item (2) in front of a public or private driveway, item (3) within an intersection, and item (4) within ten feet of a fire hydrant are among the most commonly enforced against everyday street parking. Other listed places (not quoted here) cover crosswalks, safety zones, railroad crossings and fire-station approaches.
Subsection (b), added by Ordinance 22-244 in 2022, carves out an exception letting small motor-driven cycles, scooters, low-speed micromobility devices and bicycles stand on a sidewalk without charge, provided they do not block pedestrian flow. The Springfield Police Division enforces the section, and the Ohio Registrar of Motor Vehicles' plate record is prima facie evidence under § 351.02 that the registered owner parked the vehicle when a violation is charged.
Violations & Fines
Under § 351.03(c), a first offense is a minor misdemeanor. A second violation within one year of a prior conviction or guilty plea to a predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense is a fourth-degree misdemeanor, and a third or later offense within that year becomes a third-degree misdemeanor, so repeat blocking of driveways or hydrants escalates the criminal classification each time.
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