Bloomington, MN Short-Term Rentals: Parking Rules (2026)

Bloomington City Code Section 14.568 defines transient lodging as fewer than 30 consecutive calendar days of occupancy, and Section 14.577(b) prohibits that use. Because there is no licensed STR program, the city has not adopted minimum off-street parking ratios, guest-vehicle caps, or street parking conditions tied to an STR permit. Instead, the residential parking baseline applies to any dwelling unit. Bloomington's Zoning Code (City Code Chapter 19) sets minimum off-street parking requirements for single-family and multifamily dwellings and prohibits parking in front yards outside an approved driveway in residential districts. Section 14.577 itself enforces residential occupancy limits that effectively cap how many vehicles a household can have. Bloomington's general traffic and parking provisions in Chapter 9 of the City Code regulate on-street parking, including overnight and snow-emergency restrictions enforced by Bloomington Police Department; vehicles may not be parked on a public street for more than a continuous period set in the chapter without being moved, and posted snow-emergency routes must be cleared during declared events. The city's Let's Talk Bloomington page summarizing the August 26, 2024 City Council decision cited overflow guest parking as one of the neighborhood-impact concerns that informed the decision to keep the transient-lodging prohibition rather than adopting a regulated STR program with parking conditions.