Interior side and rear yard requirements in urban neighborhood and residential mixed-use districts.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 540.870
in effect540.870. - Interior side and rear yard requirements in urban neighborhood and residential mixed-use districts.
(a) In general. The minimum interior side and rear yard requirements for uses located in the urban neighborhood and residential mixed-use districts shall be as set forth in Table 540-20, Minimum Interior Side and Rear Yard Requirements In the Urban Neighborhood and Residential Mixed-Use Districts, except as otherwise required in this section.
(b) Interior side yard increased. Increased interior side yard requirements shall be provided in the urban neighborhood and residential mixed-use districts in the following circumstances:
(1) When the length of a building along an interior side property line exceeds seventy-five (75) percent of the depth of the lot, the required interior side yard shall be increased by an additional two (2) feet.
(2) Where a side lot line in the BFC6 Corridor 6 Built Form Overlay District or any transit built form overlay district abuts a side lot line in an BFI1 Interior 1 or BFI2 Interior 2 Built Form Overlay District, the required interior side yard shall be increased by an additional five (5) feet for any building sixty-four (64) feet or taller in height.
(3) The minimum width of interior side yards for residential uses with a principal entrance facing the interior lot line, shall be not less than fifteen (15) feet, unless a greater width is required by the regulations governing interior side yards in the district in which the structure is located. The increased interior side yard requirement shall not apply to the following:
a. Converting a single-family dwelling to a two- or three-family dwelling, or converting a two-family dwelling to a three-family dwelling, where a side-facing entrance existing on the effective date of this ordinance becomes a principal entrance.
b. Subdividing a property in a manner that that would result in less than a fifteen (15) foot side yard adjacent to a side-facing entrance existing on the effective date of this ordinance.
(c) Institutional and civic uses. In the BFI1 Interior 1 and BFI2 Interior 2 Built Form Overlay Districts, the minimum interior side yard requirement for institutional and civic uses exceeding twenty-eight (28) feet in height shall be seven (7) feet.
Table 540-20 Minimum Interior Side and Rear Yard Requirements
In the Urban Neighborhood and Residential Mixed-Use Districts
Building Height* (Feet) | Minimum Interior Side and Rear Yard (Feet)
Less than 42 | 5
42—52.99 | 7
53—63.99 | 9
64—74.99 | 11
75—85.99 | 13
86—96.99 | 15
97—107.99 | 17
108—119.99 | 19
120 or greater | 20
*Not including authorized height exemptions in Article V, Height of Principal Buildings.
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_CH540BUFOOVDI_ARTIXYA_540.870INSIREYAREURNEREMIEDIFetched: 11/2/2026