Eagan, MN Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Eagan City Code § 10.50 makes it unlawful for any person to abandon a motor vehicle on public or private property without the consent of the person in control of that property. The section borrows the definition of a motor vehicle from Minn. Stats. ch. 169, and it points to City Code Section 2.70 for the definition of an abandoned motor vehicle and for the city's procedures to dispose of one once it is identified. Section 10.50 works alongside Section 10.51, which separately makes it unlawful to park or store outdoors any motor vehicle that is unlicensed, unregistered, inoperable, or displaying expired registration tabs, along with junk household goods, furnishings, appliances, or machinery in a state of disrepair; a violation of that companion section is declared a public nuisance subject to abatement under the chapter's general nuisance procedures.

Vehicles on a public street or right-of-way are also subject to the city's traffic and parking regulations in Chapters 8 and 9, which the cross-reference to Section 10.50 in the code specifically flags. In practice, a vehicle left on a driveway, yard, or street for an extended period without moving, current registration, or apparent use can be treated as abandoned under Section 10.50, opening it to removal and disposal under the procedure set out in Section 2.70.