Parking Rules in Minnesota (2026)

Boats, boat trailers, motorhomes over 23 feet, and heavy machinery cannot sit parked on any Rochester street, alley, or…

Stearns County restricts how long a recreational camping vehicle can sit on a residential lot. Under Ordinance 439…

On unincorporated Carver County parcels under one and one-half acres, § 152.032 caps outdoor vehicle storage at five…

Where you may park an RV, boat, or trailer on residential streets and driveways is set by your Dakota County city, not…

Maple Grove residential properties may keep at most two licensed, operable recreational vehicles or boats outside…

Minneapolis requires RVs, boats, and trailers stored outdoors in residential areas to sit in the rear 40 feet of the…

Ramsey County sets no countywide street-parking rule for RVs or boats: your city does. In St. Paul, a large RV (22 ft+)…

Saint Paul limits how long recreational vehicles, campers and boat trailers can sit on public streets. Any vehicle or…

In unincorporated St. Louis County, a recreational vehicle or camper can sit on a residential parcel without a permit…

Woodbury allows one piece of recreational equipment, up to 24 feet long, per dwelling unit to be parked outdoors on a…

Minneapolis zoning code bars on-site surface parking between your house and the front or corner side lot line: no…

Maple Grove, Minnesota bans front-yard parking for single-family and two-family homes except on a designated driveway…

In Olmsted County's Agricultural and Residential districts, off-street parking cannot sit in the front yard unless it…

Saint Paul limits front-yard driveways on lots with up to four dwelling units to 12 feet wide, with a 4-foot allowance…

Driveways in unincorporated St. Louis County must sit at least 10 feet from property lines under Zoning Ordinance 62…

Any new or changed driveway access onto a Stearns County road needs a driveway access permit from the Public Works…

Washington County requires off-street parking areas to be improved with a durable, dustless surface graded to drain…

Woodbury requires a hard driveway surface for most homes: R-4 platted residential areas need concrete, pavers, or a…

Bloomington prohibits many commercial vehicles on residential property including boom trucks, cargo trucks, dump…

Maple Grove caps street parking of trucks, trailers and other heavy commercial vehicles at 15 minutes on any street not…

Minneapolis bans trucks over 10,000 pounds and any commercial vehicle from stopping, standing, or parking on streets…

Commercial trucks longer than 23 feet or wider than eight feet cannot sit parked in any Rochester residential zoning…

Saint Paul bans heavy commercial and overweight vehicles from parking overnight in residential areas and restricts them…

Washington County prohibits parking or storing motor vehicles over one ton with commercial plates, and commercially…

Woodbury prohibits parking or storing a long list of heavy and commercial vehicles in residential zoning districts…

Anoka County does not regulate commercial-vehicle parking on residential streets; cities do. Coon Rapids Ordinance…

Olmsted County bars trucks and commercial-plated vehicles rated 12,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or more from parking…

Ramsey County sets no on-street commercial-vehicle rule; cities do. Under St. Paul Legislative Code Sec. 157.11, no…

Anoka County does not govern city streets. In Blaine, no vehicle may stand on a street, alley, or highway for more than…

On-street parking is regulated by your Dakota County city, not the county. All cities enforce the statewide baseline in…

Maple Grove lets the city post temporary or permanent "No Parking" signs on any street, and it is a violation to park…

Minneapolis requires on-street parking parallel to the curb, headed in the direction of traffic, and bans stopping…

On-street parking is set by your city, not Ramsey County. St. Paul bars leaving a car in the same on-street spot for…

Rochester bans stopping within five feet of any driveway or alley entrance, ten feet of a fire hydrant, and ten feet of…

Saint Paul's general parking rules in Sec. 157.01 and 157.03 bar stopping or standing so as to interfere with traffic…

Minnesota Statutes 169.34 sets statewide parking limits. In Shakopee, Savage, and Prior Lake, winter rules ban street…

Woodbury bars stopping, standing or parking a vehicle in 17 specific situations, including on a sidewalk, in front of a…

Minnesota Statutes 169.34 sets statewide parking limits. In Buffalo, Monticello, and St. Michael, snow-emergency rules…

Saint Paul has no year-round nightly parking ban, but Sec. 161.02(b) lets the public works director impose a continuous…

Anoka County sets no overnight parking rule; cities do. Blaine bans street parking from 2 a.m. to 7 a.m. between…

Overnight and winter street parking is set by your city, not Dakota County. Many cities ban overnight or snow-season…

Maple Grove bars parking on any public street or highway between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. every night of the year…

Where Rochester has not posted a specific time limit, a vehicle cannot sit in the same parking zone for more than 24…

Minneapolis has no default overnight parking ban: time limits apply only where posted; unposted street parking is…

Minneapolis requires new surface parking lots of 20+ spaces to make at least 5% EV-capable, and larger enclosed lots to…

Ordinance 24-5 requires new surface parking lots with 15+ spaces to be EV-ready. At least 80% of spaces must have…

Minnesota Statutes Chapter 168B governs abandoned vehicle definitions, impoundment, notice requirements, and disposal…

In Olmsted County's Agricultural and Residential districts, an unlicensed, wrecked, dismantled or otherwise inoperative…

Woodbury outlaws keeping a wrecked, junked, dismantled or nonoperating vehicle on private property for more than 72…

Abandoned vehicles are governed statewide by Minn. Stat. §168B. A vehicle is abandoned if it sits illegally and lacks…

Unincorporated Carver County property is capped at two unlicensed or inoperable motor vehicles kept outside a building…

Abandoned and junk vehicles are governed statewide by Minn. Stat. Ch. 168B. Government units and police may take into…

Maple Grove treats unlicensed or inoperable vehicles left parked outside more than 30 days as junk, and city code…

Minneapolis presumes any vehicle left on a street or highway for more than 72 consecutive hours abandoned and impounds…

Minnesota state law defines abandoned vehicles statewide. A car is abandoned if left illegally more than 48 hours on…

Rochester City Code § 8-3-6 bars leaving an unlicensed, inoperable, or wrecked motor vehicle in the open on any…

Saint Paul makes it illegal to abandon a motor vehicle on public or private property, or to let one sit abandoned on…

Under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 168B, a vehicle left over 48 hours on public property, or an inoperable one stored in…

Unincorporated St. Louis County allows up to five unlicensed or inoperable vehicles on a property without any permit…

Stearns County declares unlicensed or inoperative vehicles stored beyond the zoning-code limit, plus unsheltered junked…

Washington County gives property owners just seven consecutive days to store an inoperable car or truck outside an…

Under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 168B, a vehicle left over 48 hours on public property, or an inoperable one stored in…

Maple Grove limits loading zones to receiving or discharging passengers and freight, and caps non-truck vehicles at…

Minneapolis creates loading zones, truck zones, limited parking zones, and disability transfer zones by city council…

Olmsted County requires manufacturing, warehouse, retail, hotel, hospital, mortuary and similar commercial buildings to…

Rochester limits truck loading zones to commercial vehicles loading or unloading commodities for no more than 30…

Saint Paul's traffic engineer marks loading zones on public streets for freight and passenger loading under Sec. 152.12…

Stearns County regulates off-street loading through Ordinance 439, Section 7.19. Loading areas must be sized to handle…

Commercial loading and unloading in Woodbury must happen in berths set back from residential districts and street…

Minneapolis creates preferential parking districts through a resident-petitioned "critical traffic and parking area"…

Saint Paul residents facing overflow parking from nearby businesses or institutions can petition for a residential…

Maple Grove bans street parking that interferes with snowplowing once snow reaches two inches in 24 hours, and the ban…

Once a snow emergency is declared, Minneapolis bans parking on posted snow emergency routes for 11 hours, then rotates…

From November 1 through April 1, Rochester bans street parking between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on the side of the…

When Saint Paul's public works director declares a snow emergency, parking bans kick in on designated plow routes for…

Woodbury bans parking on any street between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. from November 1 through April 1, and anytime after…

St. Louis County's zoning code does not set snow-emergency routes; instead it requires every driveway, road and parking…

Minnesota Statutes chapter 168B governs nonconsensual towing and impoundment. It sets no cap on hookup, mileage…

Minneapolis does not print an impound tow or storage rate in its code, but it does cap two charges outright: the fee to…

Saint Paul impounds vehicles into a public pound that the police department runs itself: Sec. 162.04 makes the…