Columbia Parking prohibited on narrow streets ordinance (§ 14-285)
Chapter 14: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article V. Stopping, Standing and Parking
In short: Where the city traffic engineer posts no-parking signs, you may not park on streets 20 feet wide or less, or on the signed side of streets up to 30 feet wide.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
(a) The city traffic engineer is authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed twenty (20) feet, or upon one (1) side of a street as indicated by such signs when the width of the roadway does not exceed thirty (30) feet.
(b) When official signs prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets, as authorized herein, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such sign.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 14-285
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.