Minnetonka, MN Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)

Section 930.030, paragraph 2, of the Minnetonka City Code ties curb paint to a council decision. The City Council designates a no parking or limited time parking zone by a resolution that sets out the location of the zone and the time limit, if one applies. The city engineer then posts signs indicating a no parking zone or the specified time limit. If there is a raised curb, the curb must be painted yellow at the designated no parking zone. Painting is therefore a requirement only where a raised curb exists, and the paint color the code names is yellow.

The prohibition runs against the driver. A person must not park a vehicle contrary to the postings or designations. Paragraph 5 treats existing signs posted by direction of the council, city engineer, or chief of police as properly placed until the council directs a change, so older zones stay valid without new resolutions. Paragraph 1 adds that a vehicle moved to another location within 100 feet of the first location during a limited parking period is deemed to have remained stationary.

Curb paint also appears in the loading zone process in paragraph 16. A person occupying premises can ask the council in writing for a loading zone, the city bills the applicant for the estimated cost of signs and painting the curb, and after payment to the city treasurer the city engineer installs the signs and paints the curb. Fire lanes, defined in section 930.005 as roadway and adjacent lands kept clear for unimpeded access by fire department personnel and equipment, are enforced through the posting rule in paragraph 4 and the no parking sign rule in paragraph 3. Bus stops and taxi stands are marked by sign under section 930.035.