Brooklyn Park, MN Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Default rule
- On-street parking banned unless chapter allows it
- Curb distance
- Right wheels within 12 inches of curb
- Driveway blocking
- Banned directly in front or across
- Fire hydrant clearance
- 10 feet minimum
- Roadway clearance
- Must leave 10 feet for traffic
- Mailbox clearance
- 20 feet, 8am-6pm Mon-Sat
Summary
In the City of Brooklyn Park, all on-street parking is prohibited except as this chapter allows: vehicles must park parallel to the curb, facing the direction of traffic, with wheels within 12 inches of the curb. Stopping in front of a driveway or leaving less than ten feet of roadway for traffic is also unlawful under §§ 72.01, 72.02 and 72.04.
All on-street parking of vehicles is prohibited in this municipality except in compliance with this chapter. ... It is unlawful to stand or park a vehicle in a roadway other than parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement and with the right hand wheels of the vehicle within 12 inches of the curb or edge of the roadway. ... (B) In front of a public or private driveway or directly across therefrom.
Full Breakdown
01: all on-street parking in Brooklyn Park is prohibited unless a specific provision of the chapter allows it, so every curb rule that follows is itself the source of legal parking. 02 requires a parked vehicle to stand parallel with the edge of the roadway, headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement, with its right-hand wheels within 12 inches of the curb, which is the city's wrong-way and distance-from-curb rule in one sentence. m. 06 separately bars parking that leaves less than ten feet of roadway width for vehicles to pass.
None of these apply when a vehicle stops to avoid a traffic conflict, comply with law, or follow a police officer's or traffic-control device's direction. 03.
Violations & Fines
A parking violation under §§ 72.01, 72.02, 72.04 or 72.06 is a misdemeanor under § 10.99, punishable by up to 90 days in jail or a $1,000 fine, though most tickets are issued as administrative citations with a posted scheduled fine and a civil penalty ceiling of $2,000 under § 37.03. Recipients have 14 days to pay or request a hearing before a 10% late fee applies.
Frequently Asked Questions
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