Additional development standards for accessory dwelling units that are attached to a principal residential structure.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 550.1450
in effect550.1450. - Additional development standards for accessory dwelling units that are attached to a principal residential structure.
Accessory dwelling units that are attached to a principal residential structure shall also comply with the following requirements:
(1) The maximum gross floor area for an attached accessory dwelling unit shall be eight hundred (800) square feet.
(2) The creation of the accessory dwelling unit shall not result in additional entrances facing the public street on the principal residential structure.
(3) Stairways leading to an attached accessory dwelling unit located above the ground floor of a principal residential structure shall be enclosed or located entirely to the rear of the principal residential structure.
(4) The primary exterior materials of an attached accessory dwelling unit shall match the primary exterior materials of the principal residential structure.
(5) Accessory dwelling units that are attached to a principal residential structure and established prior to March 6, 2021, and subject to a covenant of owner-occupancy shall remain subject to such covenant. At the request of the property owner and upon inspection by the building official verifying that the accessory dwelling unit meets the requirements for a dwelling unit under the Minnesota State Building Code, the zoning administrator shall record a release of such covenant.
(Ord. No. 2025-023, § 65, 5-15-2025)
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_CH550DEST_ARTIXACDWUNST_550.1450ADDESTACDWUNARATPRRESTFetched: 11/2/2026