Limitation on the size of individual buildings.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 550.1040
in effect550.1040. - Limitation on the size of individual buildings.
The maximum gross floor area of individual buildings within a planned unit development shall be limited in the BFI1, BFI2, BFI3, BFC3, BFC4, and BFC6 built form overlay districts as required by Table 550-3, Maximum Floor Area of Individual Buildings in Planned Unit Developments. Planned unit developments are subject to the maximum floor area ratio of each built form overlay district, and exceptions may only be approved as authorized through floor area premiums or a variance. The maximum gross floor area of individual buildings will not be attainable within every planned unit development. Conversely, in larger planned unit developments, the maximum floor area ratio may be achieved only by including multiple principal buildings except as otherwise authorized by the city planning commission.
Table 550-3 Maximum Floor Area of Individual Buildings in Planned Unit Developments
Built Form Overlay District | Structure Type* | Maximum Floor Area of Individual Buildings (Square Feet)
Interior 1 Interior 2 | Residential buildings with three or fewer units | 4,000
Residential buildings with four or more units | 11,200
Nonresidential and mixed-use buildings | 19,600
Interior 3 | Residential buildings with three or fewer units | 5,600
Residential buildings with four or more units | 25,200
Nonresidential and mixed-use buildings | 28,800
Corridor 3 | All structures | 58,800
Corridor 4 | All structures | 89,600
Corridor 6 | All structures | 215,622
*Where the use is allowed in the applicable zoning district or through the additional uses allowed in a planned unit development.
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_ARTVIIPLUNDEST_550.1040LISIINBUFetched: 11/2/2026