Restrictions.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 580.40
in effect580.40. - Restrictions.
For a period of one (1) year from the date of introduction of this ordinance on August 18, 2006, no zoning approval, building permits, construction permits, demolition permits, licenses, or administrative waivers for new or expanded building construction not permitted as of right shall be allowed or granted by any city department for the study area bounded by Nicollet Avenue (east to west, alley to alley) from Franklin Avenue to the Midtown Greenway/Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority (HCRRA) right-of-way. On those blocks without an alley, such restrictions shall apply to any zoning lot having frontage along Nicollet Avenue from Franklin Avenue to the Midtown Greenway/Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority (HCRRA) right-of-way. These restrictions shall not apply to the issuance of permits for building construction permitted as of right by the zoning code, to development that has received approval of all required land use applications by the City Council, City Planning Commission, and/or Board of Adjustment prior to the effective date of this interim ordinance, or to remodeling or renovation of existing buildings that does not involve an expansion to the exterior dimensions of the building. For the purpose of this interim ordinance, "permitted as of right" shall mean construction that is not subject to one (1) or more land use applications requiring a public hearing under the zoning code. (2006-Or-110, § 1, 10-6-06)
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_TIT21INOR_CH580PRMONECOARSOMIBONIAVEAWEALALFRAVNOMIGRHECORERAAUHCRI-WSO_580.40REFetched: 11/2/2026