Sioux Falls, SD Short-Term Rentals: Parking Rules (2026)

Sioux Falls Code Title 38 (Vehicles and Traffic / Stopping and Parking) and Title 39 (Traffic Code) govern all on-street and off-street parking in the city. For STR operations, three rules are particularly relevant. First, the city's abandoned-vehicle ordinance, enacted under the express delegation in SDCL § 32-30-12.1, modifies the 24-hour state default (SDCL § 32-30-12) to a 48-hour rule — vehicles unmoved on a Sioux Falls public street for more than 48 hours may be tagged and towed. STR guests staying multiple nights with vehicles parked on the street need to move them periodically to avoid towing. Second, Sioux Falls operates a snow-emergency parking program: when the Public Works Director declares a snow alert (typically when 2+ inches of accumulation are forecast), parking is prohibited on designated snow routes; the rules are posted at siouxfalls.gov/snowgate and on social media, but STR guests rarely know about them — hosts should advise guests during winter months. Third, Sioux Falls's zoning code (Title 153, Shape Sioux Falls 2040) requires a minimum number of off-street parking spaces per single-family dwelling (typically 2 spaces), and that requirement extends to dwellings used for STR, but the city has not adopted any STR-specific increase (e.g., one space per bedroom). Guest vehicles parked on the property's driveway count toward the requirement. Front-yard parking (parking on grass or unpaved areas in the front setback) is prohibited under Sioux Falls Code Title 153 zoning standards. RV and trailer parking on residential streets is restricted under Title 38.