Woodbury, MN Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Sec. 24-243 governs off-street loading berths in Woodbury's commercial and industrial developments. Location standards keep loading away from homes and intersections: a berth "shall be located at least 25 feet from the intersection of two street right-of-ways and at least 50 feet from a residential district unless within a building," and loading berths "shall not occupy the required front yard space." Minimum dimensions are set at "not less than 12 feet in width, 50 feet in length and 14 feet in height, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space," and berths must be surfaced with "a concrete or bituminous surface," with detached trailers requiring "a concrete pad for trailer legs." The number of required loading spaces for a given use is set case-by-case, "determined by the city council following review by the planning and zoning commission." The section's noise clause is the operative curfew: "Where noise from loading or unloading activity is audible in a residential district, the activity shall terminate between the 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.," and the same cutoff extends to other vehicle noise: "Where noise from vehicles not located in loading or unloading areas is audible, the noise shall terminate." Loading berths also can't double as storage: the code bars using a loading berth or maneuvering area "for the storage of goods, or inoperable trailers or vehicles," and that space can't count toward a site's required off-street parking total.