Minnetonka, MN Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Section 930.030, paragraph 6, of the Minnetonka City Code sets two separate limits on public streets. The first is a nightly ban: a vehicle must not be parked on a public street between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. The second is a continuous time limit: a vehicle must not be parked on a public street in any one place for a longer continuous period than 6 hours. Both carry the same exception, which is parking permitted under section 930.032 of the code, the overnight parking permit area section adopted in 2013.

Moving the vehicle does not reset the clock by itself. Paragraph 1 provides that for limited parking regulations, a vehicle moved to another location within 100 feet of the first location during the limited parking period is deemed to have remained stationary. A driver who shifts a car a short distance to beat the 6 hour limit is treated as never having left.

Trailers have their own cap in paragraph 7: a person must not leave or park a house trailer on a street or highway or adjacent right-of-way for a longer period than six hours. Paragraph 8 bars parking a vehicle on a street, including adjacent right-of-way, to display it for sale.

Enforcement belongs to the Minnetonka Police Department, and the chief of police can authorize city employees and volunteers who are not licensed police officers to enforce parking regulations under the direction and control of a licensed officer. Section 930.075 allows authorized police personnel to remove a vehicle parked in violation of the law from a street, and the vehicle is not released until towing and storage fees are paid. Residents on streets with too little off-street parking can seek an overnight permit area from the council under section 930.032.