Minnetonka, MN Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

Heavy trucks in residential neighborhoods are handled in section 845.020, subdivision 3(d), of the Minnetonka City Code. The rule is tied to the state weight classification in Minn. Stat. § 168.013, subd. 1e, and reaches a person owning, driving or in charge of a vehicle classified G through T inclusive. That person must not cause or permit the vehicle to be parked outside or to stand continuously for more than two hours on any property or public street within a residential zone in the City of Minnetonka, Hennepin County. The two-hour clock covers private driveways as well as curbs.

Subdivision 4 carves out two exceptions. The first is a motor truck, pickup truck or similar vehicle used by a public utility, moving company or similar company that is actually being used to service a residence not belonging to or occupied by the operator of the vehicle. The second is a vehicle actually making a pickup or delivery at the location where it is parked. The delivery exception ends when the stop does: parking for any period beyond the time reasonably necessary to make the pickup or delivery, and in excess of the two hour limit, is unlawful.

The heavy-truck limit sits beside a broader nuisance declaration in subdivision 2, which covers the outside parking and storage on residentially-zoned property of vehicles, materials, supplies or equipment not customarily used for residential purposes. The council listed reasons including obstructed views, unsightly clutter, loss of residential street parking and introducing commercial advertising signs into areas where they are otherwise prohibited.

Separately, subdivision 3(c)(4) bars recreational vehicles and vehicles for sale within ten feet of the paved street portion, and section 930.030 limits street parking to six continuous hours.