Lakeville, MN Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)

Lakeville City Code § 6-1-1-3(B) imposes a nightly winter parking ban that runs from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. every day between November 1 and April 1, regardless of whether snow has fallen, so residents cannot rely on clear skies to excuse an overnight street park. The same subsection layers on a second, weather-triggered ban that operates year-round: whenever the National Weather Service forecasts an accumulation of two inches or more, the restriction runs continuously, not just overnight, until public works crews have plowed the street or alley curb to curb.

The rule reaches motor vehicles, trailers, boats, snowmobiles and other seasonal vehicles alike, closing the loophole of parking a boat or camper on the street instead of a car. The ordinance carves out one narrow exemption: residences without an established driveway, including new construction still waiting on a finished driveway, are excused from both the overnight and the snow-event bans. Enforcement runs through the Lakeville Police Department, which the city separately empowers under Lakeville City Code § 6-1-4 to have any vehicle parked in violation of § 6-1-1-3 towed to a garage or storage lot operated by a business under contract with the city; the owner cannot reclaim the vehicle until towing and storage charges are paid in full, and an unpaid balance becomes a possessory lien enforceable against the vehicle.

Section 6-1-1-3(A) separately caps any vehicle at 48 hours parked in one spot on a city street, alley or city lot regardless of season, so a car left through a snow event can be cited for both the winter ban and the 48-hour rule.