Parking Rules in South Dakota (2026)
12 rules on the books across South 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.
South Dakota: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsSouth Dakota has no statewide overnight on-street parking ban. The 24-hour abandoned-vehicle presumption under SDCL…
Read full rule →Sioux Falls
Some RestrictionsSioux Falls has no nightly citywide parking ban, but once the city declares a snow removal alert, downtown Zone 1 bars…
Read full rule →Abandoned Vehicles
How cities define and handle abandoned or inoperable vehicles on private property and public streets, including removal timelines.
South Dakota: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsPer SDCL 32-30-12, a vehicle left unattended on any public road, highway, or highway right-of-way for longer than 24…
Read full rule →Minnehaha County
Significant RestrictionsAn unlicensed, wrecked, dismantled or inoperable vehicle left outside an enclosed structure is a declared public…
Read full rule →Sioux Falls
Some RestrictionsSioux Falls bans keeping abandoned, wrecked, or inoperable vehicles on private property past 14 days and on public…
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.
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.
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.