Specific standards for conditional uses.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 550.1660
in effect550.1660. - Specific standards for conditional uses.
All communication towers and antennas requiring a conditional use permit shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 525, Administration and Procedures, and the submittal requirements of section 550.1640(b). In addition, the applicant shall comply with the following standards and submit written documentation indicating such compliance:
(1) Tower type. Communication towers shall be of a monopole design. The city planning commission may consider the substitution of alternative tower types in cases where structural, radio frequency, and design considerations, location or the number of co-locators suggests a tower other than a monopole.
(2) Co-location of communication antennas. Shared use of existing communication towers shall be preferred to the construction of a new tower.
(3) Height of freestanding towers and antennas.
a. Urban neighborhood, residential mixed-use and commercial mixed-use districts. The height of freestanding communication towers and antennas located in the urban neighborhood, residential mixed-use and commercial mixed-use districts shall not exceed seventy-five (75) feet.
b. Production districts. The height of freestanding communication towers and antennas located in the production districts shall not exceed one hundred (100) feet.
c. Excess height. The city planning commission may increase the height of freestanding towers and antennas, provided that in the urban neighborhood, residential mixed-use and commercial mixed-use districts such increase shall not exceed the maximum height by more than fifty (50) percent. The applicant shall submit an inventory of existing and approved communication towers within a one (1) mile radius of the proposed site outlining opportunities for shared use as an alternative to the construction of a new tower, and shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the city planning commission the following:
1. The proposed antenna cannot be accommodated on an existing or approved tower due to one (1) or more of the following reasons: the unwillingness of the owner of the existing or approved tower to co-locate an additional antenna; the planned antenna would exceed the structural capacity of existing or approved tower; the planned antenna would cause radio frequency interference with other existing or planned equipment, which cannot reasonably be prevented; other reasons affecting technical performance, system coverage and system capacity make it impractical to place the proposed equipment on existing or approved towers; or the proposed co-location on an existing or approved tower would not conform to the requirements of the zoning ordinance.
2. The surrounding topography, structures, vegetation and other factors make a tower that complies with the district height regulations impractical.
3. The proposed tower is designed to structurally accommodate both the applicant's antenna and at least one (1) additional user. The applicant shall submit a letter indicating the proposed tower is available for co-location with a phone number for interested parties to call.
(4) Height of all other towers and antennas allowed by conditional use. The maximum height of all other towers and antennas shall be as approved by conditional use permit.
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_550.1660SPSTCOUSFetched: 11/2/2026