Bloomington, MN Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Section 8.41(d) of the Bloomington City Code is titled Time limit on consecutive parking. It provides that no person shall park a vehicle or permit it to stand upon any public right-of-way for more than 24 consecutive hours. The section contains no nightly hours ban; the limit is measured in consecutive hours, so a vehicle left standing on a public right-of-way past the 24th hour is in violation.

Other subsections of § 8.41 shape how the limit works. Subsection (a) says parking regulations are effective only after proper signs are erected designating no parking areas, or upon painting of the adjacent curb yellow. Subsection (c) makes it a violation to park longer than the period shown on the signs in any limited parking zone established by the City Council, except on Sundays and legal holidays. Subsection (e) lets the Director of Public Works or the Police Chief, or their designees, temporarily prohibit vehicular parking or traffic on any public right-of-way while the Public Works Department is performing maintenance or construction, or when a public safety emergency exists on or near the right-of-way. Subsection (j) exempts police vehicles and other emergency vehicles performing official duties from the no parking provisions of Division B.

Enforcement leans on towing. Under subsection (f), any unoccupied vehicle in violation of Division B can be immediately removed and impounded by any police officer or duly authorized person. Under subsection (h), a motor vehicle advertised for sale cannot be parked on public property, a public right-of-way or a railroad right-of-way without the express consent of the owner or occupant, and it can be towed and impounded.

Two neighboring rules run on shorter clocks. Sections 8.45 and 8.46 impose 48-hour parking bans after a snowfall of three inches or more or a declared snow emergency. Section 8.04 also starts treating a vehicle as abandoned once it has remained parked or stored for more than 48 hours on government-owned or controlled property, or more than four hours where that property is properly posted.