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METERED PARKING

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances tit. 18, ch. 478, art. II
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Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 478.300 Payment.

478.300. - Payment. As used throughout this chapter, "payment" shall mean coin or currency of the United States, accepted debit card, credit card, or other officially authorized payment service. (Ord. No. 2021-051, § 1, 11-5-21)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 478.310 Compliance required.

478.310. - Compliance required. (a) No vehicle shall be parked on streets designated as metered parking, except pursuant to the terms and conditions regulating parking on said streets as indicated upon signs or payment equipment erected in the area. (b) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all vehicles unless exception is made by formal written agreement with city council approval. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 411.140; 2013-Or-073, § 2, 8-16-13; Ord. No. 2021-051, § 1, 11-5-21)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 478.320 Installation and function.

478.320. - Installation and function. Metered parking payment equipment shall be devices approved by the city council and installed in locations authorized by the council. The devices shall measure the permissible predetermined period of time for which parking shall be permitted. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 440.010; 98-Or-096, § 1, 9-18-98; 2013-Or-073, § 3, 8-16-13; Ord. No. 2021-051, § 1, 11-5-21)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 478.330 Construction of metered parking areas.

478.330. - Construction of metered parking areas. Metered parking areas shall be constructed with instructions that indicate when payment is required, maximum parking duration, and relevant restrictions. Payment equipment or authorized payment services shall clearly set out and continue operation during the hours requiring payment for compliance. Payment equipment and services shall also indicate when the lawful parking period has expired. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 440.020; 98-Or-096, § 2, 9-18-98; 2013-Or-073, § 4, 8-16-13; Ord. No. 2021-051, § 1, 11-5-21)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 478.340 Hours.

478.340. - Hours. Metered parking shall be in operation during the hours and days indicated except New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples' Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, day after Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day, unless otherwise provided in all areas designated by the city council. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 440.030; 98-Or-096, § 3, 9-18-98; 2013-Or-073, § 5, 8-16-13; Ord. No. 2021-051, § 1, 11-5-21)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 478.350 Use of parking meter spaces.

478.350. - Use of parking meter spaces. Any vehicle parked in a metered parking area shall be parked parallel to the curb, and in a manner that does not infringe upon another metered space. Any vehicle parked in angled metered parking shall be parked entirely within the area designated by lines or markings. Trucks and other commercial vehicles using parking meters shall park in such a manner that the least number of metered spaces are occupied. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 440.050; 79-Or-193, § 1, 9-28-79; 98-Or-096, § 4, 9-18-98; 2013-Or-073, § 6, 8-16-13; Ord. No. 2021-051, § 1, 11-5-21)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 478.360 Duty to deposit payment; overtime parking; physically disabled persons.

478.360. - Duty to deposit payment; overtime parking; physically disabled persons. (a) When a vehicle is parked in a metered area, the operator of said vehicle shall, upon entering a parking space, immediately deposit or cause to be deposited payment, and the said parking space may then be lawfully occupied by such vehicle during the period of parking time which has been prescribed for the part of the street in which said parking space is located. If a vehicle remains in any such parking space beyond the parking time limit, the vehicle shall be considered as parked overtime and such parking shall be a violation of this Code; (b) Commercial trucks, commercial vehicles and commercial permit vehicles may use metered spaces on public streets for loading and unloading merchandise to the abutting premises before the hour of 12:00 noon, without payment, and such vehicle must park centered as nearly as possible in a single metered space. In no case shall the stop for loading or unloading exceed thirty (30) minutes; (c) Relief from liability for payment of parking fees granted to physically disabled persons pursuant to section 478.530 and section 478.540 shall not apply where: (1) Time restrictions are separately posted on official signs; or (2) The time restrictions of the space allow parking for not more than thirty (30) minutes. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 411.140; Ord. of 9-28-73, § 4; Ord. of 12-14-73, § 1; 91-Or-186, § 1, 9-13-91; 96-Or-102, § 1, 9-27-96; 98-Or-096, § 5, 9-18-98; 2013-Or-073, § 7, 8-16-13; Ord. No. 2021-051, § 1, 11-5-21)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 478.370 "Feeding" meters.

478.370. - "Feeding" meters. No vehicle may be parked in a metered space where a person has deposited payment for the purpose of increasing or extending the parking time of that vehicle beyond the designated legal parking duration which has been established for the parking space. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 411.140; 98-Or-096, § 6, 9-18-98; 2013-Or-073, § 8, 8-16-13; Ord. No. 2021-051, § 1, 11-5-21)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 478.380 False or unapproved payment prohibited.

478.380. - False or unapproved payment prohibited. No vehicle may be parked in a metered space where a person has deposited or caused to be deposited any false or unapproved form of payment. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 411.140; 98-Or-096, § 7, 9-18-98; 2013-Or-073, § 9, 8-16-13)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 478.390 Tampering prohibited.

478.390. - Tampering prohibited. No person shall injure, deface, tamper with, or willfully break, destroy, or impair the usefulness of any metered parking payment equipment or signage in the city. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 411.140; 2013-Or-073, § 10, 8-16-13; Ord. No. 2021-051, § 1, 11-5-21)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 478.400 Charge declared fee.

478.400. - Charge declared fee. The payments required to be deposited as provided herein are hereby levied and assessed as a fee to cover the costs of inspection, installation, operation, maintenance, replacement, regulation, enforcement, control and use of the following: (1) Parking spaces, payment equipment, and payment services described herein; (2) The parking of vehicles in the areas where metered parking does not exist; and (3) Other street transportation related purposes. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 411.140; 98-Or-096, § 8, 9-18-98; 2013-Or-073, § 11, 8-16-13; Ord. No. 2021-051, § 1, 11-5-21)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 478.420 Credit to parking fund.

478.420. - Credit to parking fund. The metered parking payments shall be deposited to the parking fund. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 440.080; 98-Or-096, § 10, 9-18-98; 2013-Or-073, § 13, 8-16-13; Ord. No. 2021-051, § 1, 11-5-21)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 478.430 Obstruction permits to hood meters.

478.430. - Obstruction permits to hood meters. (a) Any person, company, or corporation needing special use of metered space(s) to: promote a civic cause, provide space for construction, or any maintenance or delivery activities deemed proper by the director of public works, shall make application to the director of public works, as provided herein, for a permit to hood, reserve, and/or remove said metered space(s), and any such applicant shall defray the cost to the city for the loss of public use of the metered spaces due to the hooding or disabling. The cost to the city shall be proposed by the director of public works and established from time to time by city council resolution. (b) "Hooding," reserving, and/or removing metered space(s) is to be carried out exclusively by the public works department of the city and other authorized city representatives. (c) Application for an obstruction permit shall be made to the director of public works' office not less than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the effective date of such permit, and shall: (1) State the purpose of the obstruction permit. (2) State the name of the person, persons or the authorized officer of the company or corporation applying for the permit with a twenty-four (24) hour phone number. (3) The location and number(s) of the metered space(s). (4) State the specified period of time. (d) The designated administrative fee for the hooding, reserving, and/or removal of metered parking spaces shall be the amount of money necessary to defray the loss to the city of the use of the parking spaces and whatever necessary costs for administration or enforcement. The administrative fee shall be set by the director of public works. The obstruction permit, certificate or insignia issued shall be prominently displayed upon the vehicle parked in the hooded meter area, and shall state thereon, the place, date, and identification of permit holder. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 440.090; 98-Or-096, § 11, 9-18-98; 2006-Or-117, § 1, 10-20-06; 2013-Or-073, § 14, 8-16-13; Ord. No. 2021-051, § 1, 11-5-21)
Source: City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Park and Recreation Board Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=MICOOR_TIT18TRCO_CH478PASTST_ARTIIMEPAFetched: 11/2/2026

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