Parking Rules in North Dakota (2026)
22 rules on the books across North Dakota, 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.
Fargo
Significant RestrictionsFargo bans parking any vehicle, trailer, RV, or boat trailer in a residential front yard, with only a narrow driveway…
Read full rule →Grand Forks
Light RestrictionsGrand Forks does not ban RVs, boats, or trailers from residential driveways outright. City Code § 16-0506 instead…
Read full rule →Driveway Rules
Requirements for driveway width, materials, and whether you can park on unpaved surfaces or grass in your front yard.
Grand Forks
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Grand Forks, off-street parking is banned in the front yard of R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and UD zones under…
Read full rule →Fargo
Some RestrictionsFargo caps front-yard driveway parking at one space and requires an all-weather surface: gravel is only allowed in rear…
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.
Fargo
Significant RestrictionsTrucks, trailers, and commercial vehicles can't sit on residential Fargo streets past one hour, and none may park…
Read full rule →Grand Forks
Significant RestrictionsCity Code § 8-0804 bars parking a bus, truck, trailer or truck tractor on any street, roadway, parkway or sidewalk in…
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.
Fargo
Some RestrictionsFargo prohibits stopping, standing, or parking in front of any public or private driveway, on sidewalks, in…
Read full rule →Grand Forks
Some RestrictionsCity Code § 8-0801 bans stopping, standing or parking on a sidewalk, in front of a driveway, in an intersection or…
Read full rule →Overnight Parking
Whether cars can be left on the street overnight, including any permit programs and restrictions during street sweeping hours.
Fargo
Some RestrictionsFargo bans overnight parking in the central business district between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m., alternating by street…
Read full rule →Grand Forks
Some RestrictionsCity Code § 8-0812 bars leaving any vehicle standing on a Grand Forks street, avenue, roadway, boulevard, alley or…
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.
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 →Grand Forks
Significant RestrictionsGrand Forks City Code Article 7 of Chapter XIII bars storing junk automobiles or abandoned vehicles on private property…
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.
Fargo
Some RestrictionsFargo restricts curb loading and double-parking for freight or passenger drop-off, banning merchandise deliveries from…
Read full rule →Grand Forks
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Grand Forks, any retail, industrial, warehouse, freight, hospital or similar use with six thousand…
Read full rule →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 →Grand Forks
Some RestrictionsWhen the superintendent of streets declares a snow emergency under Grand Forks City Code section 8-0817, parking is…
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.