Northwest Iowa — If you’ve been parking somewhere else all winter because you would really like to park your vehicle on a city street overnight, but you can’t — you can rejoice. In some communities, you can now park on the street again, and in some others, it won’t be long.
In Sheldon, parking is prohibited on any street in the city between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. from November 1st to April 1st. Violation of Sheldon’s overnight parking ban is subject to a citation that carries a $10 fine.
In Sanborn, no parking is allowed from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., year-round, on Main Street. In addition, from November 1st through March 31st, no parking is allowed on any city street in Sanborn from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. Violation of Sanborn’s overnight parking ban carries a $15 fine.
You’ll have to wait a little longer in Sibley. According to Sibley city officials, their overnight parking ban calls for no parking on any city street between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., from November 1st through April 15th. The fine for violating Sibley’s overnight parking ban is $25.
Orange City officials say that no parking is allowed on any of their city streets between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., from October 15th through April 1st. The fine for noncompliance in Orange City is $10.
In Sioux Center, there is no parking allowed on any city street between 2:00 and 6:00 a.m. year-round.
Rock Valley’s winter parking ordinance states that parking is not allowed for more than 30 minutes between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. The ordinance stays in effect until April 1st. The fine is $20 per night.
There are a couple of area communities that don’t have an actual overnight parking ban, but do have an ordinance that’s effective when snow falls. So motorists who park on the street need to keep up-to-date on the weather forecast.
Hartley City officials tell us there is no overnight parking ban in that city. However, their ordinance says that vehicles must be off the streets when snowfall begins and must remain off the streets until the streets are cleared of snow. Failure to do so will result in a $15 fine from the City of Hartley.
In Rock Rapids, parking is banned on all city streets and alleys from midnight to 6:00 a.m. during snow removal operations from November 1st to April 1st. There is an exception, however. Parking is banned from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. in Rock Rapids’ downtown area, year-round, and there are signs posted to that effect. The fine for non-compliance in Rock Rapids is $25.
As always, make sure you know the ordinance in whatever community you are parking.
