Saint Paul Legislative Code § 66.931 Ford district dimensional standards table.
Sec. 66.931. - Ford district dimensional standards table.
Table 66.931, Ford district dimensional standards, sets forth density and dimensional standards that are specific to Ford districts. These standards are in addition to the provisions of chapter 63, regulations of general applicability. Where an existing building does not conform to the following requirements, the building may be expanded without fully meeting the requirements as long as the expansion does not increase the nonconformity.
Table 66.931. Ford District Dimensional Standards
Building Type by Zoning District (a) | Floor Area Ratio Min.—Max(j) | Lot Width Min. (feet) | Building Width Max. (feet) | Building Height (feet) | Max. Lot Coverage by Buildings(f) | Building Setbacks (feet)(g)
Min. | Max. | ROW(h) Min.—Max. | Interior Min.
F1 river residential
One-family dwelling | 0.25 - 1.5 | 60 | 60 | 20 | 48 | 40% | 10 - 40 | 10
Multi-unit home | 0.25 - 1.5 | 80 | 60 | 20 | 48 | 40% | 10 - 40 | 10
Townhouse, rowhouse | 0.25—1.5 (b) | 20 (b) | 150 | 20 | 48 | 50% (b) | 10—20 | 6 (i)
Carriage house | 0.25 - 1.5 | n/a | 60 | n/a | 30 | 40% | 10 - 20 | 6 (i)
F2 residential mixed low
Townhouse, rowhouse | 1.0 - 2.0 | 20 (b) | 350 | 30 | 55 | 50% (b) | 10 - 20 | 6 (i)
Multifamily | 1.0 - 2.0 | n/a | n/a | 30 | 55 | 70% | 10 - 20 | 6 (i)
Carriage house | 1.0 - 2.0 | n/a | 60 | n/a | 30 | per main building | 10 - 20 | 6 (i)
Live/work | 1.0 - 2.0 | 30 | 150 | 30 | 55 | 70% | 5 - 20 | 6 (i)
Nonresidential or mixed | 1.0 - 2.0 | n/a | 500 | 30 | 55 | 70% | 5 - 15 | 6 (i)
F3 residential mixed mid
Townhouse, rowhouse | 1.0 - 4.0 | 20 (b) | 350 | 30 | 65 (c) | 50% (b) | 10 - 20 | 6 (i)
Multifamily | 2.0 - 4.0 | n/a | n/a | 40 | 65 (c) | 70% | 10 - 20 | 6 (i)
Live/work | 2.0 - 4.0 | 30 | 150 | 40 | 65 (c) | 70% | 5 - 20 | 6 (i)
Nonresidential or mixed | 2.0 - 4.0 | n/a | 500 | 40 | 65 (c) | 70% | 5 - 15 | 6 (i)
F4 residential mixed high
Townhouse, rowhouse | 3.0 - 6.0 | 20 (b) | 350 | 48 | 75 (d) | 50% (b) | 10 - 20 | 6 (i)
Multifamily | 3.0 - 6.0 | n/a | n/a | 48 | 75 (d) | 70% | 10 - 20 | 6 (i)
Live/work | 3.0 - 6.0 | 30 | 150 | 48 | 75 (d) | 70% | 5 - 20 | 6 (i)
Nonresidential or mixed | 3.0 - 6.0 | n/a | 500 | 48 | 75 (d) | 70% | 5 - 15 | 6 (i)
F5 business mixed
Multifamily | 2.0—4.0 | n/a | n/a | 40 | 65 (e) | 70% | 5—15 | 6 (i)
Nonresidential or mixed | 2.0 - 4.0 | n/a | 500 | 40 | 65 (e) | 70% | 5 - 15 | 6 (i)
F6 gateway
Nonresidential or mixed | 1.0 - 3.0 | n/a | 500 | 30 | 65 | 70% | 5 - 15 | 6 (i)
Min.— Minimum Max.— Maximum ROW— Public Right-of-Way n/a—not applicable
Notes to table 66.931, Ford district dimensional standards:
(a) Building types are described and defined in Chapter 6 of the Ford Site Zoning and Public Realm Master Plan.
(b) The minimum lot width figure for townhouses is per unit. Where land under each unit constitutes an individually described lot and all other land required for yards, parking and access constitutes "common" properties jointly owned by the owners of the units, the floor area ratio, lot width, and lot coverage requirements shall be applied to the entire parcel.
(c) A maximum building height of seventy-five (75) feet may be permitted with a minimum ten (10) foot stepback from all minimum setback lines for all portions of the building above a height of twenty-five (25) feet.
(d) All portions of a building above a height of twenty-five (25) feet shall be stepped back a minimum of ten (10) feet from all minimum setback lines. The maximum building height may exceed seventy-five (75) feet, to a maximum of one hundred ten (110) feet, subject to the following conditions:
(1) A minimum of one (1) acre of buildable land in the F1, F2, F3, and/or F4 districts shall have been dedicated or conveyed to the city for public use for parks, playgrounds, recreation facilities, trails, or open space, in excess of the amount of land required to be dedicated for parkland at the time of platting. Such dedication of the additional parkland must be consistent with the criteria for parkland dedication in section 69.511 and is subject to city council approval.
(2) Maximum developable gross floor area of dedicated land from (c)(1), based on its underlying zoning, may be transferred and added to development allowed in an F4-zoned area, in compliance with other applicable requirements for the district or building, such as FAR, setbacks and open space coverage.
(e) Building height may exceed sixty-five (65) feet, to a maximum of seventy-five (75) feet, with a minimum ten (10) foot stepback from all minimum setback lines for all portions of the building above a height of thirty (30) feet, except for corner elements and portions of the building facing the civic square identified in the Ford Site Zoning and Public Realm Master Plan, Chapter 8.
(f) Portions of a parking structure that are less than one (1) story above grade, as defined in Section 60.208, and serve as amenity space shall be excluded from lot coverage by buildings in lot coverage calculations. A building that provides Functional Green Roof Area that faces the right-of-way, civic areas, central stormwater feature, and/or city parks as specified in the Ford Site Zoning and Public Realm Master Plan, can receive a one (1) percent lot coverage bonus for every one (1) percent of Functional Green Roof provided, up to a ten (10) percent lot coverage bonus.
(g) Building setback is the horizontal distance between a lot line and the nearest above-grade point of a building. An interior setback is measured from an interior lot line, which is a lot line separating a lot from another lot or lots. A public right-of-way (ROW) setback is measured from a lot line that is not an interior lot line: a lot line separating a lot from a street, alley, or public way.
(h) Maximum building setback shall apply to at least sixty (60) percent of the building facade along the right-of-way. Buildings shall be setback a minimum of thirty (30) feet, with no maximum setback, from a lot line separating a lot from Mississippi River Boulevard. The minimum setback for a townhouse from a lot line along Beechwood, Saunders and Yorkshire Avenues, shall be four (4) feet. Civic and institutional buildings are exempt from the maximum setback requirement.
(i) No setback is required for building walls containing no windows or other openings when the wall meets the fire resistance standards of the Minnesota State Building Code and there is a Common Interest Community (CIC) or recorded maintenance easement that covers the affected properties.
(j) Civic and institutional buildings are exempt from the minimum FAR requirement.
(Ord 17-40, § 1, 9-27-17; Ord 19-19, § 4, 4-10-19; Ord 19-54, § 1, 9-11-19; Ord 20-17, § 2, 5-13-20; Ord 21-35, § 1, 10-13-21; Ord 23-30, § 2(Att.) 7-26-23; Ord. No. 26-25, 5-13-26)