PARKING LOCATION REQUIREMENTS

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

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Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 555.500 Parking location.

555.500. - Parking location. (a) In general. All parking spaces shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use served, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (b) Off-site parking. In cases where parking facilities are permitted elsewhere than the zoning lot on which the use served is located, such facilities shall be under the same ownership or control as the building or use served. Such ownership or control shall be evidenced either by deed or by long-term lease, the term of such lease to be approved by the zoning administrator, or by special parking assessment certificate, where applicable. Said lease shall be filed and recorded in the Office of the Hennepin County Recorder or Registrar of Titles, and evidence of proper filing shall be submitted to the zoning administrator prior to the issuance of any permits or licenses. (c) Location of off-site parking. All off-site parking shall serve a use allowed in the zoning district where such parking is located or shall comply with Table 555-5, Location of Off-Site Parking, whichever requirement is more restrictive, provided that uses first allowed in the UN1 and UN2 Districts may provide off-street parking in any urban neighborhood, residential mixed-use, commercial mixed-use, or downtown district. Table 555-5 Location of Off-Site Parking Location of Use Served (Zoning District) | Permitted Location of Off-Site Parking (Zoning District) UN1, UN2 | UN1, UN2, UN3, RM1, RM2, RM3, CM1, CM2, CM3, CM4, DT1, DT2 UN3 | UN3, RM1, RM2, RM3, CM1, CM2, CM3, CM4, DT1, DT2 RM1 | RM1, RM2, RM3, CM1, CM2, CM3, CM4, PR1, PR2 RM2 | RM2, RM3, CM1, CM2, CM3, CM4, DT1, DT2, PR1, PR2 RM3 | RM3, CM1, CM2, CM3, CM4, DT1, DT2, PR1, PR2 CM1 | CM1, CM2, CM3, CM4, DT1, DT2, PR1, PR2 CM2, CM3, CM4 | CM2, CM3, CM4, DT1, DT2, PR1, PR2 PR1, PR2 | PR1, PR2 DT1, DT2 | DT1, DT2, PR1, PR2 TR1 | PR1, PR2 (d) Off-site parking in urban neighborhood and residential mixed-use districts. Parking that is not allowed in an urban neighborhood or residential mixed-use district shall not be located in such urban neighborhood or residential mixed-use district, except as otherwise provided by the TP Transitional Parking Overlay District, as established in Chapter 535, Overlay Districts.

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 555.510 Driveways and parking areas on a zoning lot.

555.510. - Driveways and parking areas on a zoning lot. (a) In general. Driveways and parking areas shall conform to the permitted obstructions provisions of Chapter 540, Built Form Overlay Districts, Chapter 545, Article III, Accessory Uses and Structures, and the provisions of this section. (1) Driveways. a. Front and corner side yards. 1. Residential uses. Uncovered driveways shall be a permitted obstruction in a required front or corner side yard, provided such driveway leads to a properly located parking area. Passenger automobiles may be parked temporarily on such driveway. 2. All other uses. Uncovered driveways shall be a permitted obstruction in a required front or corner side yard, provided such driveway is located at least five (5) feet from any property line containing a residential use located in an urban neighborhood or residential mixed-use district or a permitted or conditional residential use. Parking on such driveway shall be prohibited. b. Interior side yards. 1. Residential uses. Uncovered driveways shall be a permitted obstruction in a required interior side yard, provided such driveway leads to a properly located parking area. Passenger automobiles may be parked temporarily on such driveway. 2. All other uses. Uncovered driveways shall be prohibited in a required interior side yard. c. Rear yards. 1. Residential uses. Uncovered driveways shall be a permitted obstruction in a required rear yard, provided such driveway leads to a properly located parking area. Passenger automobiles may be parked temporarily in such yard space if positioned on a paved driveway leading to a properly located parking area. 2. All other uses. Uncovered driveways shall be a permitted obstruction in a required rear yard, except where such yard abuts the side lot line of a residential use located in an urban neighborhood or residential mixed-use district or a permitted or conditional residential use. (2) Parking areas. a. Front and corner side yards. Parking areas shall not be located in a required front or corner side yard. b. Interior side yards. 1. Residential uses. Parking areas shall be a permitted obstruction in a required interior side yard, provided such parking area is located in the rear forty (40) feet or twenty (20) percent of the lot, whichever is greater, subject to the provisions of Chapter 550, Development Standards, and Chapter 545, Article III, Accessory Uses and Structures. 2. All other uses. Parking areas shall be prohibited in a required interior side yard. c. Rear yards. 1. Residential uses. Parking areas shall be a permitted obstruction in a required rear yard. 2. All other uses. Parking areas shall be prohibited in a required rear yard.

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_ARTVIPALOREFetched: 11/2/2026