Plymouth, MN Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Unscreened allowance
- up to 3 vehicles, 12,000 lbs GVWR or less
- 4th+ vehicle, same weight class
- no front yard, screening required
- Over 12,000 lbs GVWR
- no front yard, always screened
- Screening standard
- Section 21130 fencing/landscaping
Summary
The City of Plymouth caps how many commercial vehicles or trailers a business can park on a lot before screening kicks in. Section 21105.11, Subd. 3(c) allows up to three commercial vehicles or trailers of 12,000 pounds GVWR or less unscreened; anything beyond that, or any heavier vehicle, must be pulled out of the front yard and screened near residential land.
(c)Parking of Commercial Vehicles and Commercial Trailers. Up to three commercial vehicles or commercial trailers (or a combination thereof totaling three) with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 12,000 pounds or less may be parked on a lot within any yard area without screening, provided they relate to the principal use. Commercial vehicles or commercial trailers exceeding three with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 12,000 pounds or less may be parked on a lot provided they relate to the principal use and are not parked within a front yard area unless the yard qualifies as an equivalent side or rear yard. Additionally, such parking shall be screened in compliance with Section 21130 of this Chapter if the yard where the parking would occur abuts, or is readily visible from, residential land use. Commercial vehicles or commercial trailers with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of over 12,000 pounds may be parked on a lot provided they relate to the principal use, are not parked within a front yard area unless the yard qualifies as an equivalent side or rear yard, and are screened in compliance with Section 21130 of this Chapter.
Full Breakdown
11, Subd. 3 governs outside storage and display in commercial, public/institutional and industrial districts, and its subsection (c) specifically addresses commercial vehicle and trailer parking. Up to three commercial vehicles or trailers (or any combination totaling three) at 12,000 pounds GVWR or less can park in any yard area on the lot, without screening, as long as they relate to the site's principal use. A fourth vehicle or trailer in that same weight class is still allowed, but it can no longer sit in the front yard (unless that yard legally counts as an equivalent side or rear yard), and it must be screened under Section 21130 if the parking area abuts or is readily visible from residential land use.
Any commercial vehicle or trailer over 12,000 pounds GVWR faces the strictest rule: no front-yard parking at all (absent the equivalent-yard exception) and mandatory Section 21130 screening regardless of whether residential property is nearby. 11, Subd. 2(a)(6) and (7), which caps a homeowner's own commercial vehicle or trailer at one each under 12,000 pounds GVWR.
Violations & Fines
Because Section 21105.11 sits within the Zoning Ordinance, Section 21050.05 applies: parking an oversized commercial vehicle unscreened or in a prohibited front yard is a misdemeanor carrying a fine up to Minnesota's maximum misdemeanor level, with each day of the violation counted separately. The Zoning Administrator can order the screening installed or the vehicle removed under Sections 21050.01 and 21050.03.
Frequently Asked Questions
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