Lakeville, MN Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

City Code § 11-19-11 sets the location rules for all off-street parking required by chapter 19 of the zoning title. Subsection E, titled "Prohibited Except On Driveway," applies specifically to single-family, two-family, and townhouse dwellings and bars parking in any part of the front, side, or rear yard unless the vehicle sits on a driveway surfaced with bituminous material, concrete, or paver bricks that leads directly into a garage. The subsection also permits one additional open, surfaced parking space, not exceeding twelve feet in width, located to the side of the driveway or garage, away from the principal use, which typically accommodates a boat, trailer, or recreational vehicle.

This location rule works alongside subsection D, which bars off-street parking in required front yards or in side yards adjacent to a right-of-way on a corner lot for properties in the A-P, RA, RS-1 through RS-4, RS-CBD, RST-1, RST-2, and M-2 districts, and subsection C, which excludes the boulevard portion of the right-of-way from being counted or used as parking. Planning and Community Development and code enforcement staff apply these standards when responding to complaints about vehicles parked on grass, gravel, or unimproved surfaces, and the surfacing requirement is one of the more commonly cited violations in Lakeville's residential neighborhoods because it covers everyday parking of personal vehicles, not just recreational equipment.