Eden Prairie, MN Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- Order from Fire Chief, Police Chief, or permit condition
- Sign deadline
- Within 30 days of notification
- Required sign wording
- No Parking Fire Lane - By Order of Fire Chief
- Sign size
- At least 12 in. high, 2 in. red letters
- Curb color
- Yellow, maintained by the property owner
Summary
When City Code, a permit condition, or the Fire Chief or Police Chief orders a property owner in Eden Prairie to keep a driveway, access lane, or area clear for emergency vehicles, Section 8.07, Subdivision 3 requires that owner to post a specific fire-lane sign and paint the bordering curb yellow.
Whenever the owner or person who is in lawful possession of property is required by City Code provisions, by the conditions precedent or applicable to the issuance of a use or occupancy permit, or by order of the Fire Chief or Chief of Police to maintain driveways, access lanes, or other areas unobstructed by parked or stopped vehicles for the purpose of insuring ingress or egress for police, fire and emergency vehicles, the owner or person in lawful possession of such property shall place or cause to be placed a sign or signs and yellow paint curbing as follows: ... B.Any such sign shall be placed in such a position that it is visible to anyone attempting to use the way, lane or area for parking and shall state: "No Parking Fire Lane - By Order of Fire Chief." ... E.All curbing which borders on or is adjacent to any such way, lane or area shall be painted yellow and maintained as directed by the Fire Chief or Chief of Police.
Full Breakdown
Section 8.07, Subdivision 3 applies whenever a property owner or person in lawful possession is required, by City Code, by a use or occupancy permit condition, or by order of the Fire Chief or Chief of Police, to keep a driveway, access lane, or other area unobstructed by parked or stopped vehicles so police, fire, and emergency vehicles can get in and out. In that situation, the owner must place a sign, or signs, and paint the curb yellow. Subpart A requires the sign to go up at appropriate locations within 30 days after notification, under the supervision of the Fire Chief or Chief of Police.
Subpart B requires each sign to be positioned where anyone attempting to park can see it and to read 'No Parking Fire Lane - By Order of Fire Chief.' Subpart C sets the sign's physical specifications: permanent and non-portable, unless the Fire Chief or Chief of Police approves a temporary one in writing, at least twelve inches high, with red lettering at least two inches high or as otherwise approved by the Fire Chief. Subpart D allows an exception at a business entrance for people discharging passengers.
Subpart E requires all curbing bordering or adjacent to the fire lane, access lane, or area to be painted yellow and kept maintained as the Fire Chief or Chief of Police directs. The requirement, amended by Ordinance No. 7-2019, functions as a standing maintenance duty on the property owner, not a one-time installation.
Violations & Fines
An owner or person in lawful possession who is ordered to keep a fire lane clear but fails to post the required sign within 30 days, uses a nonconforming sign, or lets the yellow curb paint go unmaintained is out of compliance with Section 8.07, Subdivision 3, and any vehicle later parked in violation of the posted fire lane is separately unlawful under this chapter, enforceable by the Eden Prairie Police and Fire Departments and punishable under Section 8.99.
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