Woodbury, MN Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Driveway buffer
- no parking in front of any driveway
- Fire hydrant buffer
- 10 feet minimum
- Crosswalk buffer
- 20 feet at intersections
- Mailbox rule
- no blocking 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Mon-Sat
- Violation grade
- petty misdemeanor
- Max fine
- $100.00
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 1721 (2001)
Summary
Woodbury bars stopping, standing or parking a vehicle in 17 specific situations, including on a sidewalk, in front of a driveway, within an intersection, within ten feet of a fire hydrant, on a crosswalk, and within 20 feet of an intersection crosswalk, under City Code § 14-101. Violating any of them is a petty misdemeanor.
It is unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the specific directions of a police officer or traffic control device, in any of the following places:(1)On a sidewalk;(2)In front of a public or private driveway;(3)Within an intersection;(4)Within ten feet of a fire hydrant;(5)On a crosswalk;(6)Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at any intersection;...(17)In front of a mailbox during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, in a manner which would prevent the distribution of mail by the United States Postal Service. Postal carriers must be able to drive into and out of the delivery area without backing up. Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 48).
Full Breakdown
Section 14-101, "General parking prohibitions," lists the places where a Woodbury driver may not stop, stand or park, except when necessary to avoid a traffic conflict or when directed otherwise by a police officer or traffic control device. The list bars parking on a sidewalk; in front of a public or private driveway; within an intersection; within ten feet of a fire hydrant; on a crosswalk; within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection; in a posted fire lane; within 30 feet of a flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic signal; within 50 feet of a railroad crossing; within 20 feet of a fire station driveway (75 feet on the opposite side of the street when posted); alongside a street excavation or obstruction where it would block traffic; on the roadway side of a vehicle already stopped at the curb; on a bridge or elevated structure; where signs prohibit stopping; in any alley; and on a curbed boulevard or berm.
, Monday through Saturday, in a way that would prevent United States Postal Service delivery, and requires that postal carriers be able to drive into and out of the delivery area without backing up. Adopted by Ordinance No. 1721 in 2001, § 14-101 works alongside Minnesota's own local-authority statutes for street parking, including Minn. 35, and the state's on-street parking penalty statute, Minn. 14.
Violations & Fines
Every prohibition in § 14-101, from blocking a driveway to parking within ten feet of a fire hydrant, is enforced as a petty misdemeanor, the section's stated penalty, rather than a full misdemeanor. A petty misdemeanor carries a fine of up to $100.00 under the city's general penalty section, § 26-4, with no jail exposure.
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