Parking Rules in Montana (2026)
23 rules on the books across Montana, 3 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.
Billings
Some RestrictionsBillings allows RVs, boats, and trailers as accessory parking in residential yards, but restricts front and side yard…
Read full rule →Yellowstone County
Some RestrictionsIn the county's zoning jurisdiction (within 4.5 miles of Billings), storage and parking of RVs, boats, and trailers is…
Read full rule →Driveway Rules
Requirements for driveway width, materials, and whether you can park on unpaved surfaces or grass in your front yard.
Billings
Some RestrictionsIn Billings, front- or side-yard parking of a licensed vehicle must sit on asphalt or concrete: bare dirt, grass, or…
Read full rule →Yellowstone County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Yellowstone County, a licensed and operable motor vehicle parked or stored in a front or side yard…
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.
Billings
Some RestrictionsBillings' zoning code allows one licensed commercial vehicle parked at a home in a residential district, but only up to…
Read full rule →Bozeman
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Bozeman, Montana, no one can park a commercial vehicle on any street for longer than one hour, except…
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.
Billings
Some RestrictionsBillings Sec. 24-401 lists the places where a driver may not stop, stand or park a vehicle. The list includes any spot…
Read full rule →Bozeman
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Bozeman, Montana, no one can stop, stand or park in front of a public or private driveway, on a…
Read full rule →Overnight Parking
Whether cars can be left on the street overnight, including any permit programs and restrictions during street sweeping hours.
EV Charging
Rules about installing home EV chargers, running cables across sidewalks, and any incentives or permits required for charging stations.
Billings
Some RestrictionsBillings' zoning code lets any approved off-street parking space host an EV charging station, exempts up to two EV…
Read full rule →Yellowstone County
Some RestrictionsYellowstone County does not regulate the charger in your own garage. Put a charging station anywhere else on the…
Read full rule →Abandoned Vehicles
How cities define and handle abandoned or inoperable vehicles on private property and public streets, including removal timelines.
Montana: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsMontana Title 61, Ch. 12, MCA establishes uniform statewide procedures for declaring vehicles abandoned, towing, lien…
Read full rule →Bozeman
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Bozeman, Montana, it is unlawful to leave a rusted, wrecked, junked, partially dismantled, inoperative…
Read full rule →Billings
Some RestrictionsBillings caps open storage of inoperable vehicles at three per property, and only for up to five straight days, under…
Read full rule →Yellowstone County
Some RestrictionsYellowstone County runs the state Junk Vehicle Program and enforces its Community Decay Ordinance. Every junk vehicle…
Read full rule →Curb Color Rules
What red, yellow, white, green, and blue painted curbs mean in your city, who can paint them, and how parking restrictions are enforced.
Loading Zones
Yellow and white loading zone rules, time limits for commercial and passenger loading, and which vehicles qualify as commercial loaders.
Billings
Some RestrictionsBillings caps loading-zone stops at 20 minutes for permitted commercial delivery vehicles and 10 minutes for passenger…
Read full rule →Bozeman
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Bozeman, Montana, a vehicle in a marked loading zone must be loading or unloading passengers or handling…
Read full rule →Preferential Parking Districts
Permit-only residential parking districts, how they're established, who qualifies for permits, and how visitor passes work.
Billings
Significant RestrictionsBillings can create parking permit districts that limit on-street and public off-street parking to permit holders in…
Read full rule →Bozeman
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Bozeman, Montana, parking on streets in the Montana State University residential district is unlawful…
Read full rule →Snow Removal Parking Rules
On-street parking bans during declared snow events, alternate-side rules for plow access, and tow/fine schedules in snow-belt cities.
Billings
Some RestrictionsBillings bans parking on designated "through streets" from November 15 to March 15 whenever snow, ice, or sleet piles…
Read full rule →Yellowstone County
Some RestrictionsNew off-street parking lots in unincorporated Yellowstone County must set aside snow storage space equal to five…
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.