Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 555.900 Standards for truck and commercial vehicle parking.
555.900. - Standards for truck and commercial vehicle parking.
(a) In general. Commercial vehicles shall be parked or stored only in an authorized off-street location. Such vehicles may include, but shall not be limited to, tow trucks, taxis, buses, limousines, hearses, commercial trucks, food trucks, or vans, police or fire vehicles or other service vehicles. Regulations in this section governing truck and commercial vehicle parking shall apply only to vehicles that are parked regularly at a site and shall not apply to pick-up and delivery activities or to the temporary use of vehicles during construction. Outdoor storage of motorized equipment other than motor vehicles in operable condition shall be prohibited. All outdoor parking of trucks shall be screened from view, as specified in this zoning ordinance.
(b) Urban neighborhood districts. The following standards shall apply in the urban neighborhood districts:
(1) Residential uses. Parking of commercial vehicles shall be prohibited.
(2) Nonresidential uses. Parking of commercial vehicles accessory to permitted or conditional nonresidential uses shall be limited to operable, single rear axle vehicles of not more than fifteen thousand (15,000) pounds gross vehicle weight. Such vehicles shall be parked in an enclosed structure.
(c) Residential mixed-use districts. The following standards shall apply in the residential mixed-use districts:
(1) Residential uses. Parking of commercial vehicles shall be prohibited.
(2) Nonresidential uses. Parking of commercial vehicles accessory to permitted or conditional nonresidential uses shall be limited to operable, single rear axle vehicles of not more than fifteen thousand (15,000) pounds gross vehicle weight. Such vehicles shall be parked in an enclosed structure.
(d) Commercial mixed-use districts. The following standards shall apply in the commercial mixed-use districts.
(1) Residential uses. Parking of commercial vehicles shall be prohibited.
(2) Nonresidential uses. Outdoor parking of trucks and other commercial vehicles shall be limited to operable, single rear axle vehicles of not more than fifteen thousand (15,000) pounds gross vehicle weight.
(e) Downtown districts. The following standards shall apply in the downtown districts.
(1) Residential uses. Parking of commercial vehicles shall be prohibited.
(2) Nonresidential uses. Outdoor parking of trucks and other commercial vehicles shall be limited to operable, single rear axle vehicles of not more than fifteen thousand (15,000) pounds gross vehicle weight when located within three hundred (300) feet of an urban neighborhood or residential mixed-use district boundary.
(3) Increasing weight. In the downtown districts, gross vehicle weight limitation for trucks and other commercial vehicles parked within three hundred (300) feet of an urban neighborhood or residential mixed-use district boundary may be increased by conditional use permit, as provided in Chapter 525, Administration and Procedures. Preference may be given to applications for conditional use permit approval that limit parking to single rear axle vehicles of not more than thirty-three thousand (33,000) pounds gross vehicle weight and that exclude truck tractors or semitrailers. In addition to the conditional use standards, the city planning commission shall consider but not be limited to the following factors when determining gross vehicle weight limitations:
a. Number and size of vehicles to be parked.
b. Proximity of parking area to residential uses.
c. Screening and landscaping of parking area.
d. Location of truck routes and amount of truck traffic.
(f) Production and transportation districts. The following standards shall apply in the production and transportation districts.
(1) Residential uses. Parking of commercial vehicles shall be prohibited.
(2) Nonresidential uses, accessory truck and commercial vehicle parking. Within one hundred (100) feet of an urban neighborhood or residential mixed-use district boundary, outdoor parking of trucks and other commercial vehicles as an accessory use shall be limited to operable, single rear axle vehicles of not more than fifteen thousand (15,000) pounds gross vehicle weight.
(3) Nonresidential uses, principal truck and commercial vehicle parking. Within three hundred (300) feet of an urban neighborhood or residential mixed-use district boundary, outdoor parking of trucks and other commercial vehicles as a principal use shall be limited to operable, single rear axle vehicles of not more than fifteen thousand (15,000) pounds gross vehicle weight.
(4) Increasing weight. In the production and transportation districts, gross vehicle weight limitation for trucks and other commercial vehicles in this section may be increased by conditional use permit, as provided in Chapter 525, Administration and Procedures. Preference may be given to applications for conditional use permit approval that limit parking to single rear axle vehicles of not more than thirty-three thousand (33,000) pounds gross vehicle weight and that exclude truck tractors or semitrailers. In addition to the conditional use standards, the city planning commission shall consider but not be limited to the following factors when determining gross vehicle weight limitations:
a. Number and size of vehicles to be parked.
b. Proximity of parking area to residential uses.
c. Screening and landscaping of parking area.
d. Location of truck routes and amount of truck traffic.
(Ord. No. 2025-023, § 80, 5-15-2025)