Parking Rules in Olmsted County, MN (2026)
4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
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Driveway Rules
In Olmsted County's Agricultural and Residential districts, off-street parking cannot sit in the front yard unless it is inside an established driveway. Every parking area, wherever it sits on the lot, must be built with a durable surface and graded to drain without damaging neighboring property.
Driveway and Front-Yard Parking Rules in Olmsted County
Some RestrictionsOlmsted County Code of Ordinances, Ch. 1400 § 10.04.C.1, F.1
1. Off street parking in the Agricultural or Residential Districts may occupy all or part of any required side or rear yard but shall not be located in the front yard, except in an established driveway. ... 1. Surfacing and Drainage: Off street parking areas shall be improved with a durable surface. Such areas shall be graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water without damage to adjo...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Olmsted County bars trucks and commercial-plated vehicles rated 12,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or more from parking on residential premises in any R district for more than four consecutive hours. Construction vehicles are exempt while construction is actively underway on that property.
Commercial Truck Parking Limits in Olmsted County
Some RestrictionsOlmsted County Code of Ordinances, Ch. 1400 § 10.04.G
G. Parking of Trucks in R Districts: No trucks or commercial vehicles with a commercial (Y type) license and of a rated gross vehicle weight of 12,000 pounds or more shall be parked on any residential premises in any R district for any consecutive period of four (4) hours or more. This provision shall not prohibit the parking of any necessary construction vehicles during the construction period...
Abandoned Vehicles
In Olmsted County's Agricultural and Residential districts, an unlicensed, wrecked, dismantled or otherwise inoperative vehicle cannot sit anywhere on a property unless it is inside a completely enclosed building. Owners of the vehicle and the property must remove it to a licensed junk yard or other authorized storage.
Junked and Abandoned Vehicle Rules in Olmsted County
Significant RestrictionsOlmsted County Code of Ordinances, Ch. 1400 § 10.10.B.1
B. Automobiles: 1. In Agricultural or Residential Districts, no person shall place, park, permit to remain, store or leave upon any premises, except in a completely enclosed building, any motor vehicle which does not have affixed thereto a valid current motor vehicle license, or any portions thereof or parts therefrom, when such motor vehicle, portions thereof or parts therefrom are in a rusted...
Loading Zones
Olmsted County requires manufacturing, warehouse, retail, hotel, hospital, mortuary and similar commercial buildings to provide and maintain adequate on-site loading and unloading space, so trucks do not spill onto public roads or alleys. The county sets no specific loading hours; the space itself must simply be sized to avoid interfering with public road use.
Commercial Loading Space Rules in Olmsted County
Some RestrictionsOlmsted County Code of Ordinances, Ch. 1400 § 10.06.A-B
A. Required Loading Spaces: On the premises with every building, structure, or part thereof, erected and occupied for manufacturing, storage, warehouse goods display, department store, wholesale store, market, hotel, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning, or other uses similarly involving receipt or distribution of vehicles or materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained...
Parking Rules by City in Olmsted County
1 cities in Olmsted County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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