Minneapolis, MN Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- Surface lot threshold
- 20+ new/added spaces
- Surface lot EV share
- 5% at L2 or greater
- Enclosed lot threshold
- 10+ enclosed spaces
- Enclosed EV-ready share
- Additional 10% of spaces
Summary
Minneapolis requires new surface parking lots of 20+ spaces to make at least 5% EV-capable, and larger enclosed lots to add EV charging or ready spaces under Zoning Code Chapter 555.
Newly established off-street surface parking areas providing twenty (20) or more spaces and existing off-street surface parking areas that add twenty (20) or more spaces shall supply not less than five (5) percent of newly established parking spaces with electric vehicle charging stations capable of L2 charging or greater. This requirement shall apply to both principal and accessory surface parking areas. Table 555-4 Standards for Electric Vehicle Charging Incentives
Use Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Electric Vehicle Ready Spaces Notes All Uses providing ten (10) or more enclosed parking spaces Five (5) percent of provided parking spaces capable of L2 charging. Additional ten (10) percent of provided spaces at L2 charging level. For each charging station provided in excess of the minimum standard, the number of electric vehicle ready spaces may be reduced by an equivalent amount. Adequate electrical service is required to allow for simultaneous charging of ten (10) percent of provided parking spaces at an L2 level.
(Ord. No. 2025-023, § 75, 5-15-2025)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 72).
Full Breakdown
Under Chapter 555, Article IV of the Zoning Code, newly established off-street surface parking areas with 20 or more spaces (and existing lots adding 20 or more) must supply at least 5% of the new spaces with Level 2 (or better) EV charging stations. Separately, Table 555-4 requires any use providing 10 or more enclosed parking spaces to make 5% of them EV charging-capable and reserve an additional 10% as EV-ready, with adequate electrical service to allow simultaneous charging of 10% of provided spaces at L2 level. A property owner may choose whether EV-equipped spaces are reserved for electric vehicles or open to all vehicles.
Violations & Fines
No standalone fine section quoted; compliance is enforced through the building permit and zoning certificate review process: a parking plan that omits the required EV charging or ready spaces will not receive plan approval under Chapter 555.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a small parking lot in Minneapolis need EV chargers?
Can a business reserve its EV charging spaces for electric vehicles only?
Sources & Official References
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