Use table description.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 545.20
in effect545.20. - Use table description.
(a) Generally. Table 545-1, Uses Allowed, identifies the principal uses allowed in the primary zoning districts. Sections 545.110 through 545.160 include descriptions of use groups and use categories listed in the table. A use may be determined to be within a use category if not listed specifically in the table of allowed uses and if not determined to be within another general use category. The determination of whether a particular use is included within a use category shall be made by the zoning administrator.
(b) Permitted uses. Uses specified with a "P" are permitted as of right in the district or districts where designated, provided that the use complies with all other applicable provisions of this ordinance. Persons wishing to establish a permitted use shall obtain a zoning permit for such use as specified in Chapter 525, Administration and Procedures.
(c) Conditional uses. Uses specified with a "C" are allowed as a conditional use in the district or districts where designated, provided that the use complies with all other applicable provisions of this ordinance. Persons wishing to establish or expand a conditional use shall obtain a conditional use permit for such use, as specified in Chapter 525, Administration and Procedures.
(d) Maximum gross floor area of specific uses. The number preceding a "P" or "C" in the use table indicates the maximum gross floor area for that use in that district in multiples of one thousand (1,000) square feet. For example, a use identified with a "10P" means the use is permitted in that district and is allowed a maximum gross floor area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet. These limits apply to individual uses, including individual uses within shopping centers. In the residential mixed-use districts, floor area limits shall apply to the entire shopping center.
(e) Mixed-use buildings. An asterisk "*" following a "P" or "C" in the use table indicates that the use is only permitted in a mixed-use building. In the RM1 District, the building shall also contain a residential use or uses.
(f) Use groups and use categories. Use groups and use categories are described in this chapter and are accompanied by examples and exceptions. Certain specific uses are enumerated in the use table for two reasons: (1) the districts where the specific use is allowed are different from other uses in the use category; and/or (2) the use is subject to specific use standards that are in addition to use standards applicable to other uses in the same use category. In these situations, the use category includes the reference "except as noted below" in the table below.
(g) Prohibited uses. Any use not listed as either "P" (permitted) or "C" (conditional) in a particular district, or any use that the zoning administrator determines does not fit within a use category allowed in a zoning district and that is not substantially similar to a use listed as permitted or conditional, shall be prohibited in that district.
(h) Uses existing on the effective date of this ordinance. A use that is classified as permitted or conditional on the effective date of the ordinance shall not be expanded beyond the boundaries of the existing zoning lot. Such use may be expanded or reconstructed on the existing zoning lot in accordance with the regulations of the zoning district.
(i) Use standard. Permitted and conditional uses specified with an "X" under the Use Standard column indicate that all uses within a use category are subject to the broader use category standards in Article II of this chapter. Permitted and conditional uses specified with a "+" indicate that a specific use is subject to the specific use standards in Article II of this chapter. Where both an "X" and a "+" appear, the specific use is subject to use standards applicable to the broader use category as well as the standards applicable to the specific use.
(Ord. No. 2025-023, § 28, 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_CH545USRE_ARTIPRUS_545.20USTADEFetched: 11/2/2026