Parking garages.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 550.620
in effect550.620. - Parking garages.
(a) Design. In addition to compliance with the other standards of this article, parking garages shall comply with the following:
(1) In the downtown districts, requirements for active uses between the ground floor of principal and accessory parking garages and any public sidewalk, as required by Chapter 530, Zoning Districts, shall apply. In all other districts, parking garages shall comply with provisions of this article requiring active functions on the ground floor.
(2) Above the ground floor, in any structure that includes a principal or accessory parking garage, parking and loading shall be limited to no more than thirty (30) percent of the linear frontage of each floor facing a public street, public sidewalk, or public pathway.
(3) Vehicles and internal garage lighting shall be screened as viewed from the public right-of-way and nearby properties.
(4) Where two (2) or more levels of parking are provided above ground, the top level of parking garages shall be enclosed or screened as viewed from above.
(5) All garage elevations shall use exterior materials to cover and diminish the visibility of any sloping floor.
(6) Design features that facilitate future conversion of parking garages to other uses, including flat floors, are encouraged.
(b) Floor area in downtown districts. The combined, above-grade floor area of principal and accessory parking garages in the downtown districts shall not exceed the gross floor area of all other uses located on the same zoning lot.
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_ARTVSIPLREST_550.620PAGAFetched: 11/2/2026