Minnetonka, MN Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Minnetonka regulates RVs, boats and trailers through the outside parking and storage rules in section 845.020, which apply to residentially-zoned property in the City of Minnetonka, Hennepin County. Subdivision 3(c)(4) bars any recreational vehicle or vehicle for sale from the part of private property and undeveloped public right-of-way within ten feet of the paved portion of a public street. The exception is a driveway shorter than 40 feet, measured from the street pavement, where the vehicle can sit on the driveway.

Ownership is the second test. Under subdivision 3(c)(3), vehicles, watercraft and other articles stored outside on residential property must be owned by a person who resides on that property, so a neighbor's boat or a rented-out trailer parked on your lot violates the rule. Students away at school who still claim the property as their legal residence count as residents. The definition of vehicle follows Minn. Stat. § 169.011 and includes trailers, but excludes small yard and garden trailers, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles.

The general rules also apply: vehicles stored in the front-yard area must be on a paved or graveled parking or driveway area, and R-1 and R-2 lots are capped at four vehicles per lawful dwelling unit.

Owners who want cover for a boat or RV need a temporary structure permit. Subdivision 3(g) requires a current annual permit, limits the structure to six months in any twelve-month period, one structure of no more than 600 square feet per parcel, placement behind the front line of the principal structure with accessory structure setbacks, anchoring for a 90-mile-an-hour wind, and a 40 pounds per square foot snowload rating from November through April.

On the street, section 930.030, subdivision 7, bars leaving a house trailer on a street or adjacent right-of-way for more than six hours.