Maple Grove, MN Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Snow trigger
- 2 inches in 24 hours
- Ban ends
- when street cleared full-width
- Sign notice
- 4 hours before posted-area ban
- Also covers
- road/utility construction obstruction
Summary
Maple Grove bans street parking that interferes with snowplowing once snow reaches two inches in 24 hours, and the ban stays in force until the street is cleared full-width, under City Code § 32-43.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle or trailer...upon any street, road or highway within the city in such a manner as to interfere with...the removal of snow, sleet, slush or ice from such street, road or highway by snowplows, road graders, trucks or other snow removal machinery. This ban shall apply as soon as snowfall accumulates to a depth of two inches or more in any 24-hour period, and shall continue until the street, road or highway is plowed or otherwise cleared its full width or until snowfall ceases, whichever is later.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Section 32-43 makes it unlawful to park a motor vehicle or trailer on any street, road or highway in a way that interferes with snow removal by plows, graders, trucks or other equipment. The ban triggers automatically once snowfall reaches a two-inch depth in any 24-hour period and continues until the street is plowed or otherwise cleared its full width, or until snowfall stops, whichever is later. The city can also post "No Parking, Snow Removal" signs in specific areas at least four hours before the ban takes effect there, and a parallel rule bars parking that obstructs road or utility construction once "No Parking, Road Construction" signs go up.
Violations & Fines
Parking a vehicle or trailer in a way that blocks snow removal equipment once the two-inch trigger or a posted sign is in effect is a citable violation of § 32-43, and the vehicle may be towed as a nuisance under § 32-36.
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