Conditional uses.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 550.1650
in effect550.1650. - Conditional uses.
(a) In general. The following communication towers, antennas, and base units may be allowed as a conditional use, subject to the provisions of Chapter 525, Administration and Procedures, and sections 550.1660 and 550.1670.
(1) Freestanding communication towers and antennas, including antennas mounted on light poles and similar structures, provided that towers and antennas located in the urban neighborhood and residential mixed-use districts shall be located on institutional use sites of not less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet. Freestanding communication towers and antennas shall be prohibited in the downtown area bounded by the Mississippi River, I-35W, I-94, and I-394/Third Avenue North (extended to the river) except that antennas may be mounted to light poles existing on the effective date of this ordinance.
(2) Rooftop-mounted communication towers and antennas exceeding fifteen (15) feet in height.
(3) Communication towers and antennas designed for private reception of television and radio signals and used for amateur or recreational purposes which exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height if freestanding or fifteen (15) feet in height if rooftop-mounted, or antennas which exceed one (1) meter in diameter in the urban neighborhood and residential mixed-use districts or two (2) meters in diameter in all other districts.
(4) Communication towers and antennas that use any portion of a structure, other than the roof or penthouse, for structural support and do not meet the definition of a façade-mounted communication antenna.
(b) Exceptions. Communication antennas in the public right-of-way, as permitted by the Minneapolis Department of Public Works, shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.
(Ord. No. 2025-023, § 69, 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_CH550DEST_ARTXICOTOANBAUN_550.1650COUSFetched: 11/2/2026