LOADING LOCATION REQUIREMENTS

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances tit. 20, ch. 555, art. XI

in effect

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 555.1100 Loading location.

555.1100. - Loading location. (a) In general. All required loading spaces shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use served and shall not be used to satisfy the space requirements for off-street parking, except as otherwise provided by this chapter. (b) Access to loading. Each required off-street loading space shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movement and as approved by the city engineer. No loading space shall be located within thirty (30) feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two (2) streets. (c) Loading areas in required yards. No loading space shall be located in a required yard.

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 555.1110 Shared loading facilities.

555.1110 - Shared loading facilities. Central loading facilities may be substituted for loading spaces on the individual zoning lots, provided the following conditions are met: (1) Access. Each use served shall have access to the central loading area without crossing streets or alleys at grade. (2) Location. No use served shall be located more than five hundred (500) feet removed from the central loading area. Such central loading area shall be located in the same zoning district as the uses served or in a zoning district in which off-site parking for such uses is allowed, pursuant to Table 555-5, Location of Off-Site Parking. (3) Agreement. The property owners involved in the joint use of shared loading facilities shall submit a legal agreement approved by the city attorney guaranteeing that the loading facilities shall be maintained so long as the use requiring loading is in existence or unless the required loading is provided elsewhere in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Such instrument shall be recorded by the property owner with the office of the Hennepin County Recorder or Registrar of Titles. Evidence of such proper recording shall be filed with the zoning office prior to the issuance of any permit or license.

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_TIT20ZOCO_CH555OREPALOMO_ARTXILOLOREFetched: 11/2/2026