Bloomington, MN Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Section 8.08 of the Bloomington City Code lists six places where a driver cannot stop, stand or park. The rule reaches stopping and standing as well as parking. The only carve-outs are when a stop is necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or when the driver is complying with the specific directions of a police officer or a traffic control device.

Driveway clearance is measured in two ways. Subsection (b) keeps five feet clear of the edge of a driveway, measured from the end of the wing of the driveway or the end of the driveway curb return. Subsection (c) keeps five feet clear of the intersection of any public or private driveway or alleyway with a street or highway. Subsection (d) sets the same five-foot buffer around a mailbox. Subsection (a) bars any vehicle within a fire lane posted with signs or pavement markings, and subsection (e) bars parking within a public alleyway, as marked.

Subsection (f) controls how a vehicle sits at the curb: it must be parallel to the curb or roadway edge. Perpendicular parking is allowed only where it has officially been established, as evidenced by white transverse parking lines or signage erected by the authority.

Signed restrictions sit in Division B of Article IV. Under § 8.41(a), the no parking regulations in that section take effect only after proper signs are erected or the adjacent curb is painted yellow. Under § 8.41(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 § 8.41(g) bars greasing or repairing a vehicle on a public right-of-way except when repairs are necessary because of an emergency. The City Engineer designates signed no parking places under § 8.40, up to 100 feet in length, and temporary zones longer than that last no more than 365 days unless made permanent by city ordinance.