Parking Rules in North Dakota (2026)
13 rules on the books across North Dakota, 2 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.
Driveway Rules
Requirements for driveway width, materials, and whether you can park on unpaved surfaces or grass in your front yard.
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.
Street Parking Limits
Time limits for parking on public streets, permit parking zones, and rules about moving your car to avoid tickets.
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.
Abandoned Vehicles
How cities define and handle abandoned or inoperable vehicles on private property and public streets, including removal timelines.
North Dakota: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsNorth Dakota Century Code Chapter 23.1-15 sets statewide procedures for removing, storing, titling, and disposing of…
Read full rule →Fargo
Significant RestrictionsFargo bans abandoning any vehicle on streets or on public or private property without the owner's consent, with a…
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.
Preferential Parking Districts
Permit-only residential parking districts, how they're established, who qualifies for permits, and how visitor passes work.
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.
Cass County
Significant RestrictionsCass County's right-of-way ordinance bars landowners from pushing snow into county road ditches and slopes; the county…
Read full rule →Fargo
Significant RestrictionsFargo bans parking on designated snow emergency routes every year from November 1 to April 15, plus citywide bans when…
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.