Lakeville, MN Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Lakeville City Code § 6-1-9 gives the City Council authority to designate loading zones by resolution wherever necessary so commercial vehicles can safely load and unload. Once the council designates a zone, the city posts a sign reading "LOADING ZONE, NO PARKING" to mark it. After that sign goes up, the ordinance flatly bars anyone from parking a vehicle in the zone unless they are actively loading or unloading; sitting there for any other purpose, including a quick errand or waiting for a passenger, violates the section the moment the vehicle is left in the zone for a non-loading purpose.

The ordinance sets its own penalty rather than relying only on the citywide general penalty clause: a violator is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and, separately, the vehicle is subject to towing, so an officer does not need to choose between citing the driver and having the car removed. The provision was adopted by Ordinance 431 on February 19, 1991, and sits in the same parking chapter as the city's winter parking ban and 48-hour rule, giving Lakeville police one consistent set of tools, citation, towing or both, across the chapter's parking violations.

Because designation happens by council resolution rather than a fixed map printed in the code, the exact locations of loading zones can change over time as new commercial development is added, with the posted sign controlling on the ground rather than a citywide list.