Parking Rules in Arkansas (2026)
43 rules on the books across Arkansas, 11 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
RV & Boat Parking
Where you can park recreational vehicles and boats on your property, including front yard restrictions, screening requirements, and size limits.
Fayetteville
Some RestrictionsFayetteville bans parking motorhomes, RVs, fifth-wheel trailers, and campers on any city street from midnight to 6 a.m…
Read full rule →Fort Smith
Some RestrictionsFort Smith bans parking RVs, boats, and utility trailers on residential streets or in front/side-yard setbacks…
Read full rule →Jonesboro
Some RestrictionsJonesboro allows one boat, trailer or RV parked outdoors on a residential lot only in the side or rear yard, owned by a…
Read full rule →Little Rock
Some RestrictionsLittle Rock gives a boat, boat trailer or camping trailer 24 hours in the public right-of-way and no more, while…
Read full rule →Springdale
Some RestrictionsSpringdale bans parking or storing a boat, RV, or trailer on a residential lot except in specific rear- or side-yard…
Read full rule →Driveway Rules
Requirements for driveway width, materials, and whether you can park on unpaved surfaces or grass in your front yard.
Fayetteville
Some RestrictionsIn Fayetteville single-family districts, a driveway and off-street parking may cover no more than 40% of the front yard…
Read full rule →Fort Smith
Some RestrictionsFort Smith bans parking on unimproved front or side yards at one- and two-family homes, requiring concrete, asphalt, or…
Read full rule →Jonesboro
Some RestrictionsJonesboro makes it unlawful to park or place any vehicle on private property, including a driveway, without the consent…
Read full rule →Little Rock
Some RestrictionsLittle Rock caps front-yard vehicle parking outside the driveway to 25% of the yard, and unpaved parking pads must be…
Read full rule →Springdale
Some RestrictionsSpringdale bars parking on grass or gravel in residential zones outright, allowing only one 9-by-19-foot grass space…
Read full rule →Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Rules about parking work trucks, vans with commercial lettering, and vehicles over a weight or length threshold in residential areas, the thresholds, the exemptions, and the fines.
Springdale
Heavy RestrictionsSpringdale prohibits parking or storing commercial vehicles, trucks over 20,001 pounds, box trucks, and haulers of…
Read full rule →Fort Smith
Significant RestrictionsFort Smith prohibits parking, standing, or leaving unattended any commercial vehicle over 16,000 lbs GVWR, with three…
Read full rule →Little Rock
Significant RestrictionsLittle Rock's zoning code bars parking heavy commercial trucks, tow rigs, and trailers on residential-zoned property…
Read full rule →Fayetteville
Some RestrictionsFayetteville prohibits parking any truck, tractor, or trailer over one-ton capacity on a city street between midnight…
Read full rule →Jonesboro
Some RestrictionsTrucks, trailers or semitrailers rated three-quarter ton or more can't be parked on any Jonesboro street or alley…
Read full rule →Street Parking Limits
Time limits for parking on public streets, permit parking zones, and rules about moving your car to avoid tickets.
Fayetteville
Some RestrictionsFayetteville street parking follows Code Chapter 72. Park headed with traffic within 18 inches of the curb, and never…
Read full rule →Fort Smith
Some RestrictionsFort Smith bans stopping or parking in fire zones, on marked red or yellow curbs, on sidewalks, or over water meters…
Read full rule →Jonesboro
Some RestrictionsJonesboro bars parking or halting on a city street, sidewalk or bike path in a way that narrows a roadway below 20 feet…
Read full rule →Little Rock
Some RestrictionsLittle Rock requires vehicles parked on curbed streets to sit within 18 inches of the right-hand curb, facing the…
Read full rule →Springdale
Some RestrictionsSpringdale limits on-street parking in residential areas to vehicles belonging to the adjacent resident or their…
Read full rule →Overnight Parking
Whether cars can be left on the street overnight, including any permit programs and restrictions during street sweeping hours.
Little Rock
Significant RestrictionsLittle Rock prohibits trucks, buses, tractors, trailers, and semitrailers rated over one ton from parking on public…
Read full rule →Fayetteville
Some RestrictionsFayetteville has no blanket overnight ban on passenger cars, but oversized vehicles and RVs are barred from city…
Read full rule →Springdale
Some RestrictionsSpringdale caps how long a recreational vehicle, boat, or trailer can sit on a public street at 24 hours, allowed only…
Read full rule →EV Charging
Rules about installing home EV chargers, running cables across sidewalks, and any incentives or permits required for charging stations.
Abandoned Vehicles
How cities define and handle abandoned or inoperable vehicles on private property and public streets, including removal timelines.
Arkansas: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsArkansas law governs how abandoned, unclaimed, or junked vehicles are handled statewide. State statutes authorize…
Read full rule →Benton County
Significant RestrictionsBenton County makes it a crime to place a junk motor vehicle, old tire or abandoned appliance on a public right-of-way…
Read full rule →Little Rock
Significant RestrictionsLittle Rock bans open storage of an abandoned automobile on any lot unless it's part of a licensed auto business, and…
Read full rule →Pulaski County
Significant RestrictionsPulaski County bans parking, storing, or dumping abandoned vehicles in any county road right-of-way, with removal…
Read full rule →Fayetteville
Some RestrictionsFayetteville removes unattended and abandoned vehicles under Code Sec. 90.02, following Arkansas law A.C.A. Sec…
Read full rule →Fort Smith
Some RestrictionsFort Smith bars inoperable, unsightly, disassembled or stripped vehicles from any premises, with limited exceptions for…
Read full rule →Garland County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Garland County limits open storage of junked or abandoned vehicles to three under Sec. 14-72(3); more…
Read full rule →Jonesboro
Some RestrictionsJonesboro bans keeping an inoperative or abandoned vehicle in open view on any property. The city defines inoperative…
Read full rule →Saline County
Some RestrictionsIn the Saline County portion of Hot Springs Village, inoperable motor vehicles cannot sit outside in the open; the…
Read full rule →Sebastian County
Some RestrictionsLeaving a junked or wrecked automobile outside a building for more than 30 days on unincorporated county land turns the…
Read full rule →Springdale
Some RestrictionsSpringdale bans letting an inoperative motor vehicle accumulate on real property inside city limits; code enforcement…
Read full rule →Washington County
Some RestrictionsArkansas law lets the Washington County Sheriff tag and tow unattended and abandoned vehicles from public ways, and an…
Read full rule →Loading Zones
Yellow and white loading zone rules, time limits for commercial and passenger loading, and which vehicles qualify as commercial loaders.
Benton County
Some RestrictionsAny Benton County development that needs site plan review must design loading docks to be entered from the public road…
Read full rule →Fort Smith
Some RestrictionsFort Smith exempts the commercial downtown zoning district from off-street loading space requirements, but the police…
Read full rule →Jonesboro
Some RestrictionsJonesboro caps loading zone use at 15 minutes. City Code Sec. 66-193 makes it unlawful to park or leave any vehicle in…
Read full rule →Little Rock
Some RestrictionsLittle Rock caps freight curb loading zone stops at 30 minutes and reserves passenger and freight zones for expeditious…
Read full rule →Springdale
Some RestrictionsSpringdale zoning requires any commercial, industrial or wholesale building to provide an off-street loading space…
Read full rule →Towing & Impound Rights
What a towing company may charge and must do when a vehicle is taken without the owner consenting: capped hookup, mileage and storage rates, the drop fee owed if the driver returns before the tow leaves, signage required at private lots, retrieval of belongings left inside, and how a tow gets contested.
Arkansas: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsArkansas sets no statewide ceiling on hookup, mileage or storage charges, and it has no statutory drop fee for a driver…
Read full rule →Little Rock
Significant RestrictionsLittle Rock does not license wrecker companies and does not cap what a private tow operator may charge. Its own towing…
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