South Dakota Statewide Rule
South Dakota state law: STR parking rules
Key Facts
- State parking-baseline chapter
- SDCL Chapter 32-30
- Statewide abandoned-vehicle threshold
- 24 hours (SDCL 32-30-12)
- Municipal modification authority
- SDCL 32-30-12.1
- State STR parking minimum
- None - local only
Summary
South Dakota does NOT impose statewide STR parking standards. SDCL Chapter 32-30 sets the statewide baseline rules on stopping, standing, and parking (intersection, crosswalk, hydrant, driveway clearances). STR-specific off-street parking minimums (typical: one space per bedroom or one space per two guests) and prohibitions on STR guest spillover onto residential streets are set by individual city or county zoning ordinance. SDCL 32-30-12.1 expressly authorizes municipalities to modify the statewide 24-hour abandoned-vehicle threshold by ordinance, which several SD cities use to curb STR-guest curbside vehicle accumulation.
No person may park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon any highway unless a clear or unobstructed width of not less than twenty feet upon the main-traveled portion of such highway opposite such standing vehicle shall be left for free passage of other vehicles thereon, nor unless a clear view of such vehicle may be obtained from a distance of two hundred feet in each direction upon such highway. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Full Breakdown
SDCL Chapter 32-30 prohibits stopping or parking on sidewalks, within intersections, on crosswalks, within prescribed distances of fire stations and hydrants, and within prescribed distances of driveways - all applicable statewide to STR guests. SDCL 32-30-12 establishes the 24-hour abandoned-vehicle presumption for vehicles left unattended on public roadway, and SDCL 32-30-12.1 grants municipalities express authority to modify or shorten this default. STR off-street parking minimums are set by local zoning code under SDCL Chapter 11-4 (statutory cities), SDCL 6-12 (home-rule cities Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Watertown), and SDCL Chapter 11-2 (counties in unincorporated areas). Many SD STR ordinances require the off-street space count to appear on the STR permit application, prohibit on-street RV/trailer parking, and condition permit renewal on demonstrated compliance.
Violations & Penalties
State-level: parking violations under SDCL Chapter 32-30 are infractions with fines set by the local city/county schedule. Abandoned-vehicle removal under SDCL 32-30-12 / 32-30-12.1 imposes towing and impoundment costs on the registered owner. Local: STR-permit conditions are enforced through municipal STR-ordinance penalties, typically civil fines and permit revocation for repeated parking-spillover complaints.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does South Dakota set an STR off-street parking minimum?
How long can an STR guest leave a vehicle on the street?
Can a SD city ban STR guests from parking on the street?
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