Saint Paul, MN Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential-zone threshold
- Over 10,000 lbs or 12,000 lbs registered
- Citywide threshold
- Over 26,000 lbs, any street
- Fine
- $250 per violation (was $150 through 6/30/24)
- School bus exception
- Up to 4 hours at driver's home
- Storage rule
- No overnight parking on residential-zoned property
Summary
Saint Paul bans heavy commercial and overweight vehicles from parking overnight in residential areas and restricts them on nearby streets entirely. Under Legislative Code Section 157.11(d), any vehicle over 10,000 pounds or registered above 12,000 pounds cannot stop, stand or park on a street bordering a residential or traditional neighborhood zoning district, and anything over 26,000 pounds is barred citywide outside active loading.
(d) Commercial vehicles. ... (2) No commercial or overweight vehicle shall be parked overnight or stored on property zoned residential or occupied exclusively as residential. (3)a. No vehicle or hitched or unhitched combination, with or without load, which weighs more than ten thousand (10,000) pounds or is registered for a gross weight of more than twelve thousand (12,000) pounds, nor any commercial vehicle, other than an agricultural vehicle permitted under chapter 165, is permitted to stop, stand, or park on any street or alley, which is within or abutting... any residential or traditional neighborhood zoning district... unless such vehicle is actually and expeditiously engaged in the loading or unloading of passengers or materials... b. No vehicle or hitched or unhitched combination... which weighs more than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds... shall be permitted to stop, stand, or park on any street or alley unless... Any violation of the terms of section 157.11(d) shall be subject to a fine in the amount of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) from January 1, 2024, through June 30, 2024, and two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) thereafter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 133 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
02, then layers three restrictions. First, no commercial or overweight vehicle may park overnight or be stored on residentially zoned property. 301) unless it is actively loading or unloading, providing services at that location, or complying with traffic-control devices or a police officer's direction; agricultural vehicles permitted under Chapter 165 are exempt. Third, under subsection (3)(b), vehicles over 26,000 pounds -- or registered for a gross weight over 26,000 pounds -- face the same stop/stand/park prohibition citywide. A narrow exception in subsection (4) lets a school bus driver park at the curb of, or on, their own residential property (matching the address on their driver's license) for up to four hours.
Violations of (3)(a) and (3)(b) are illegally parked and unauthorized: the vehicle may be cited and immediately towed and impounded on a peace officer's or parking enforcement officer's written report. The section fixes a specific fine schedule: $150 per violation from January 1 through June 30, 2024, rising to $250 thereafter.
Violations & Fines
A vehicle over the weight thresholds parked in violation of 157.11(d)(3)(a) or (3)(b) is 'illegally parked and unauthorized' and can be towed and impounded immediately on an officer's written report. The ordinance sets the fine at $250 per violation (was $150 through June 30, 2024), on top of any towing and storage costs the owner must pay to reclaim the vehicle.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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