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…

In the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, a residential lot smaller than one acre can keep one Class I and one Class II…

In the City of Blaine, an unoccupied recreational camping vehicle, a travel trailer, pickup coach, or motor-home, can…

Bloomington City Code § 21.301.13 lets single-family residents store recreational vehicles outdoors, but caps a lot at…

In unincorporated Blue Earth County's rural residence and rural townsite districts, unlicensed or inoperable vehicles…

In the City of Brooklyn Park, recreational vehicles, equipment and trailers stored in a front yard must sit on a…

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

In the City of Coon Rapids, City Code Section 11-601.3 caps major recreational equipment (RVs, boats, trailers) at two…

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

In the City of Duluth, a camping trailer or recreational vehicle cannot be parked, stored or occupied outside a…

Eagan City Code § 9.03 caps how long a recreational camping vehicle, defined to include travel trailers, pickup…

In the City of Eden Prairie, City Code § 11.44, Subdivision 3 bans parking or storing a recreational vehicle, defined…

Lakeville lets a homeowner keep up to two licensed, operable recreational vehicles or boats outside a building under…

In Maple Grove, Minnesota (Hennepin County), all storage in a residential district must be inside a building, with a…

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

In the City of Minnetonka, Minnesota, Minnetonka City Code § 845.020 bars parking a recreational vehicle or vehicle for…

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…

In residential zoning districts, the City of Plymouth allows a resident to store a recreational vehicle or camping…

In Bloomington, Minnesota, vehicles on a single-family or two-family lot must sit in a garage, on a legally constructed…

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

In the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, single-family driveways and parking areas must be surfaced with concrete…

In the City of Blaine, front-yard and corner side-yard parking is restricted to paved driveways only under City Code §…

Blue Earth County requires paved-standard parking in its business and industrial districts. Section 24-310(j) mandates…

City Code § 152.1009 requires every driveway in Brooklyn Park to carry a continuous impervious or approved pervious…

In the City of Coon Rapids, section 12-306(19) of the Building Maintenance and Occupancy Code bars parking or driving…

In the City of Duluth, off-street parking areas in residential zone districts must be surfaced in a dust-free, hard…

Eagan caps residential driveways at 22 feet wide where they meet the right-of-way and requires off-street parking lots…

In the City of Eden Prairie, driveways must be surfaced with bituminous, concrete, pavers or similar hard material…

In the City of Lakeville, Minnesota, single-family, two-family, and townhouse properties may not park anywhere in the…

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

In the City of Minnetonka, Minnesota, Minnetonka City Code § 845.020 requires vehicles parked or stored outside in the…

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

In the City of Plymouth, driveways and parking areas generally must be paved with asphalt, concrete or an equivalent…

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…

Lakeville bans parking or storing any commercial vehicle or equipment in a rural or residential district under City…

In the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, no commercial motor vehicle over one ton capacity and no commercial trailer can…

In the City of Blaine, Minnesota, trucks, semitrailers, buses, and other vehicles over 12,000 pounds gross vehicle…

Blue Earth County keeps commercial trucks and equipment out of its Rural Residence (RR) and Rural Townsite (RT)…

In the City of Duluth, Duluth Legislative Code § 33-97.10 bars parking any truck over 5,500 pounds net weight (10,000…

City Code Section 8.08, Subdivision 2 bars parking a semi-trailer, truck-tractor, any commercially licensed vehicle…

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…

In the City of Brooklyn Park, outdoor parking of a commercial vehicle at a residence is limited to one vehicle per…

In the City of Coon Rapids, City Code Section 11-601.2 bans parking or storing a truck over 9,000 pounds gross vehicle…

In the City of Eagan, parking a commercial vehicle in a residential zoning district is illegal except for active…

In the City of Minnetonka, Minnesota, Minnetonka City Code § 845.020, subdivision 3(d), bars a vehicle in weight…

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

The City of Plymouth caps how many commercial vehicles or trailers a business can park on a lot before screening kicks…

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

In the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, § 71.19(A) bars stopping, standing or parking on sidewalks, in front of…

In the City of Blaine, Section 82-69 of the city code bars stopping, standing or parking on sidewalks, in front of…

Bloomington City Code § 8.08 bars stopping, standing or parking within five feet of a driveway edge, within five feet…

In the City of Brooklyn Park, all on-street parking is prohibited except as this chapter allows: vehicles must park…

In the City of Coon Rapids, City Code Section 9-108 bans stopping, standing or parking on a sidewalk, in a crosswalk…

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

In the City of Duluth, Duluth Legislative Code § 33-82 bars stopping, standing or parking in seventeen specific…

Eagan City Code § 9.02 lists specific places where stopping, standing or parking a vehicle is unlawful, from blocking a…

City Code Section 8.02 bars stopping, standing, or parking in the City of Eden Prairie's sign-posted fire lanes, alleys…

City Code section 6-1-1-3(D) makes it unlawful in the City of Lakeville, Minnesota to park a vehicle, trailer, boat…

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…

In the City of Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota, section 930.030 bars parking where the city posts no parking…

Plymouth's general parking rules require a vehicle stopped on a public street to sit parallel to the curb, curb-side…

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…

In the City of Coon Rapids, City Code Section 9-122 bars parking any vehicle on a public street between 2:00 a.m. and…

In the City of Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota, a vehicle cannot be parked on a public street between 2:00 a.m…

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

In Anoka County parks, leaving a vehicle standing outside regular park hours without a Permit from the Director or…

In the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, no one can stop, stand or park a motor vehicle on a public street or roadway…

In the City of Blaine, Minnesota, no vehicle may sit parked on any street, highway, or alley for more than 48…

Bloomington City Code § 8.41(d) bars parking a vehicle, or permitting it to stand, on any public right-of-way for more…

In the City of Brooklyn Park, no one may park on a street between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. from November 1 through March…

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

In the City of Duluth, no vehicle may sit parked on any street or highway for more than 24 consecutive hours. A second…

City Code Section 8.07, Subdivision 1 makes it unlawful to stop, park, or leave any vehicle standing on an Eden Prairie…

City Code section 6-1-1-3(A) bars leaving any vehicle, trailer, boat, snowmobile or seasonal vehicle on a City of…

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…

Eagan does not impose a blanket overnight parking ban. City Code § 9.08 instead lets the police chief, once authorized…

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

The City of Blaine allows electric vehicle chargers as an accessory use in every zoning district under City Code Sec…

Bloomington City Code § 21.302.14 permits electric vehicle chargers in every zoning district when accessory to the…

In the City of Duluth, new parking lots serving multi-family or hotel/motel developments must provide electric vehicle…

In the City of Eagan, Level 1 and Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations are a permitted accessory use in every…

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

In the City of Plymouth, Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) is governed by City Code Section 21120.02, Subd. 10…

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

In the City of Lakeville, Minnesota, City Code § 11-19-15 allows Level 1 and Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations…

In the City of Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota, the City Code does not set a fixed number of electric vehicle…

In the City of Eden Prairie, an electric vehicle charging station counts as one full off-street parking space toward…

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

In the City of Eagan it is unlawful to abandon a motor vehicle on public or private property without the consent of…

Blaine City Code § 34-141 bars parking, keeping, placing or storing a junk vehicle, stock car, racing car, junk, refuse…

Bloomington City Code § 8.16 bars storing or leaving any abandoned, junk or inoperable vehicle on any real property…

Unincorporated Blue Earth County bans outdoor storage of unlicensed or inoperable vehicles on Country (C), Rural…

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…

In the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, a vehicle is abandoned when it sits more than 48 hours on public property, or…

In the City of Brooklyn Park, abandoning, parking, keeping or storing a junk or inoperable vehicle on public property…

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

In the City of Coon Rapids, City Code Sections 8-101 and 8-105 make it unlawful to keep a junk, inoperable or…

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

In the City of Duluth, storing an abandoned or inoperative vehicle on any real property, including private property…

In the City of Eden Prairie, leaving a motor vehicle on public or private property without the property owner's consent…

In the City of Lakeville, Minnesota, keeping a junk motor vehicle on any property, public or private, is a declared…

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…

In the City of Minnetonka, Minnesota, Minnetonka City Code § 845.025 treats a motor vehicle as abandoned after more…

In the City of Plymouth, no one may park, store, or abandon a junk vehicle on any public street, alley, or roadway at…

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…

Eagan City Code § 7.10 makes it unlawful for anyone but a city employee acting within the scope of employment to paint…

In the City of Duluth, the curb along a loading or truck zone gets painted only after an abutting property owner…

When City Code, a permit condition, or the Fire Chief or Police Chief orders a property owner in Eden Prairie to keep a…

Plymouth marks no-parking zones the City Council has established with a sign or a painted yellow curb, and City Code…

In the City of Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota, the City Council creates no parking and limited time zones by…

In the City of Coon Rapids, City Code Section 9-204 makes it a misdemeanor to park a recreational vehicle, a truck of…

In the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, loading areas must be off-street and on the same lot as the building they…

In the City of Blaine, any commercial or industrial building that receives or ships goods by truck must provide…

Bloomington City Code § 21.301.06(j) requires off-street loading areas to keep truck maneuvering out of the public…

In unincorporated Blue Earth County, every commercial building must provide off-street loading space sized to the use…

Brooklyn Park requires every business and industrial use to provide an off-street loading, unloading or staging area…

In the City of Duluth, loading zones and truck zones run 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on non-holiday weekdays, and only…

Commercial and industrial loading areas in Eagan must stay off the front yard and off the street entirely under City…

In the City of Eden Prairie, the City Council establishes commercial loading zones by resolution, and the City Manager…

Lakeville City Code § 6-1-9 lets the City Council designate loading zones marked "LOADING ZONE, NO PARKING" where…

Maple Grove limits loading zones to receiving or discharging passengers and freight, and caps vehicles other than…

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

In the City of Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota, a loading zone is a curb space reserved for loading or unloading…

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

In the City of Plymouth, off-street loading spaces for non-residential uses must be at least 12 feet wide, 14 feet high…

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…

In the City of Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota, section 930.032 lets the City Council create overnight parking…

In the City of Duluth, the city council may create resident permit parking zones by resolution after a public hearing…

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…

Bloomington City Code §§ 8.45 and 8.46 ban parking on any public right-of-way for 48 hours after the National Weather…

In the City of Coon Rapids, City Code Section 9-120 bans parking anywhere on a block where 3 inches or more of snow has…

In the City of Duluth, the director of public works can declare a snow emergency by 4:00 p.m., effective 9:00 p.m. that…

From November 15 through April 15, Eagan City Code § 9.09 requires cars parked on the street to move sides daily…

In the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, no owner or driver can park a motor vehicle, or let one remain, on any street…

In the City of Blaine, Minnesota, it is unlawful to park or leave a vehicle on any street once two inches or more of…

During snow cover, unincorporated Blue Earth County bars parking or storing vehicles, trailers, equipment or machinery…

In the City of Brooklyn Park, it is unlawful to park on a street with two or more inches of snow on it while snow is…

In the City of Eden Prairie, City Code Section 8.15 bans parking on any street once two inches or more of snow has…

In the City of Lakeville, Minnesota, no owner may leave a vehicle, trailer, boat, snowmobile or seasonal vehicle on a…

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…

In the City of Minnetonka, Minnesota (Hennepin County), a person must not leave a motor vehicle or trailer on a street…

After 2 inches or more of snowfall, Plymouth bans parking on any public street or alley until it has been plowed to the…

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…

In Minneapolis, a driver who reaches a car on public property before the tow truck hooks it and lifts its wheels pays…

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