Construction Vehicle and Service Vehicle Permits

In order to park construction or service vehicles on city streets, a business must obtain either a construction or service vehicle permit. 

Construction Vehicles

Construction vehicle permits are required when a construction vehicle will be parked on a city street/avenue for more than one hour, unless loading or unloading is taking place.  Any truck that is being used for repair, maintenance or construction projects on city-owned streets/avenues is exempt from having to obtain a permit.

Permit fee

Construction vehicle permits can be obtained from the Engineering Department at a cost of $10 for a 14 day permit and an additional charge of $3 a day for anything over 14 days. Download an application (PDF file).

  1. This permit does not allow parking in No Parking zones or any other prohibited area as set forth in the municipal code.
  2. This permit will allow parking a commercial vehicle and/or trailer upon public street right-of-way when boulevard or driveway access is not feasible.
  3. Vehicle and/or trailer must be properly licensed as required by the State of North Dakota.
  4. To avoid any street damage, a properly sized pad must be placed under any jack or dolly when a trailer is disconnected from the pull vehicle.
  5. Street parking will be allowed only if appropriate measures are taken to insure public safety, including, but not limited to, diamond grade conspicuity tape around the entire perimeter of the trailer and/or equipment.  Cones shall be used in advance of any trailer or equipment when work is in progress.
  6. This permit does not allow parking a vehicle or trailer directly across the street from another parked vehicle or trailer.
  7. This permit does not allow obstruction of in-place sidewalk.
  8. The owner's name, company name (if any), and phone number shall be legibly indicated on any trailer or construction vehicle.
  9. 28-inch cones or barrels with high-intensity sheeting around the entire perimeter of the trailer and/or equipment may be substituted for the measures prescribed in subsection 5 above.
Service Vehicles

Service vehicle permits are required when service companies (ex. plumbing, electrical) need to park in restricted areas in order to provide service to their customers. These vehicles must be equipped to carry tools, specialized equipment and/or materials that need to be accessible to the service person.  The service person must be working on site. Note: these permits are most often required for service that is occuring in the downtown area.

Service vehicle permits may be obtained at the Department of Planning and Development. The permits will be issued after the application (pdf) has been reviewed an approved by the city. Action on the applications will take 1–2 days from the date we receive the completed application. Please note that the permit fee must be submitted with your application.

Permit fee

The annual fee for a service vehicle permit is $100. Permits purchased after July 1 will be $50 for the remainder of the year, and permits purchased after Oct. 1 will be $25 for remainder of the year.  A service vehicle permit may also be purchased for a designated three- or six-month period at any time in the year, but not overlapping years. The charge for a three-month permit is $25; a six-month permit is $50. All other policies of the service vehicle permit program must be met.

  1. Parking permits will be sold only to service companies (such as plumbing, electrical, etc.) that have specialized service vehicles.
  2. All vehicles requesting a vehicle permit must be titled or leased to the business requesting the permit.
  3. The name of the business must appear on the permitted vehicle.
  4. All permit denials may be appealed to the Parking Commission.