Brooklyn Park, MN Business Licensing & Operations: Auto Repair on Residential Property (2026)

901(C)(6) treats vehicle work as the strictest category inside Brooklyn Park's home occupation standards. The general rule in (a) caps any home repair business, appliances, electronics, furniture, to items 'small enough to be carried by one person,' which by itself rules out a shop working on cars, boats or riding mowers. Subsection (b) then addresses vehicles directly and closes the door on running an auto repair business from a residence: 'motor and recreational vehicles and equipment and small engine repair are not permitted' as a home occupation.

The only exception is for 'minor emergency repairs and minor maintenance' performed on autos, non-commercial trucks, or recreational vehicles and equipment that are licensed to residents of that property, and even that exception has two more conditions attached: the work must be finished within 24 hours, or it must be done inside a garage or accessory structure and otherwise comply with the rest of the city code. 901(C)(6) for a resident to hold out an auto repair shop as a home occupation, take in customer vehicles for pay, or advertise ongoing repair services; the exception is written for a homeowner fixing their own licensed vehicle, not a business. Subsection (c) adds a flat, unconditional ban: 'vehicle painting is prohibited in residential districts,' with no minor-repair exception at all.