§ 540.130 — Minimum floor area ratio
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances (Supp. No. 73, Update 1: codified through Ordinance No. 2026-020, adopted June 25, 2026) · Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 540.130
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540.130. - Minimum floor area ratio.
(a) In general. The minimum floor area ratio requirements of principal structures located in the built form overlay districts shall be as set forth within Table 540-4, Minimum Floor Area Ratio. Floor area devoted to parking or loading shall not be counted toward compliance with the minimum floor area ratio. Minimum floor area ratio regulations shall not apply to the expansion of buildings existing on the effective date of this ordinance. Exceptions. Minimum floor area ratio requirements shall not apply to the following: (1) Public parks and open spaces; (2) Standalone production uses located in the PR2 Production and Processing District; (3) Principal uses without a principal structure; (4) Basic utilities; or (5) Development on lots existing on the effective date of this ordinance with less than five thousand (5,000) square feet of area. Table 540-4 Minimum Floor Area Ratio Built Form Overlay District | Minimum Floor Area Ratio (Multiplier) Interior 1 | None Interior 2 | None Interior 3 | None Corridor 3 | None Corridor 4 | None Corridor 6 | 1 Transit 10 | 1 Transit 15 | 1.5 Transit 20 | 2 Transit 30A | 3 Transit 30B | 3 Core 50 | 4 Production | None Parks | None
(Ord. No. 2025-057, § 4, 12-11-2025)