Minnetonka, MN Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

Minnetonka City Code § 315.14 is the parking and loading section, added by Ord. No. 2022-18, effective November 14, 2022, and amended by Ord. No. 2023-04, effective May 18, 2023. Paragraph 5(d) is the only place it addresses charging stations. It reaches new construction, redevelopment, and any other proposal that needs planning commission or city council review, and the verb it uses is encouraged: the Minnetonka City Council did not set a charger count or a stall ratio. Planning can take three forms: actual installation of stations, installation of station infrastructure, or installation of conduit to minimize site disruption for future installation of infrastructure. The one mandatory hook is money. A project receiving financial assistance from the city can be required to install charging stations as a percentage of total required parking, and the section prints no percentage.

Subdivision 2(c) defines a charging station as a parking space served by charging equipment that conducts energy to a battery or storage device to a vehicle that operates on something other than fossil fuels. Neighboring paragraphs in the same section shape how a charger layout works on the ground. Accessible parking must conform to Minnesota State Accessibility Code, Chapter 1341, and areas striped as no parking for accessibility purposes are not counted as parking stalls. Gates or other limiting devices are prohibited unless approved in writing by city planning and emergency management staff. Parking lots, driving aisles, loading spaces, and maneuvering areas cannot be used for repair of vehicles unless approved by city staff. Required parking must be fully constructed and striped, where required, before occupancy of the parcel or building it serves.