Carver County, MN Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

032 caps outdoor storage of unlicensed and inoperable motor vehicles at two per property in any zoning district, unless the chapter or a conditional use permit specifically allows more. The section defines several conditions as equivalent to one unlicensed or inoperable vehicle for counting purposes: a vehicle without current registration, a vehicle that is not functional or operable, an out-of-service item of motorized farm equipment on a parcel smaller than 20 acres, and an accumulation of vehicle parts totaling five cubic yards. The definition of 'motor vehicle' for this section is broad, covering cars, trucks, semi tractors and semi trailers, boats, motorcycles and recreational vehicles, regardless of whether the item actually has a motor, so a derelict boat or camper on blocks counts the same as a car without plates.

The rule applies across the unincorporated county regardless of parcel size, distinguishing it from the separate licensed-vehicle accumulation limit in the same section that applies only to parcels under one and one-half acres. 025, and a property owner who wants to keep more than two qualifying vehicles outside has to obtain a conditional use permit or show the chapter otherwise permits it.