Required street frontage.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 550.240
in effect550.240. - Required street frontage.
Each zoning lot shall have frontage on a public street. In the case of cluster developments or planned unit developments, the entire development shall be considered one (1) zoning lot. For the purposes of this section, a limited access roadway shall not be considered a street. In zoning districts other than urban neighborhood or residential mixed-use districts, the requirement of public street frontage may be satisfied by a private easement, subject to the following standards:
(1) The private easement shall be not less than twenty (20) feet in unobstructed width.
(2) The private easement shall not be part of the required lot area or yards of any existing structure or use, nor may it hereafter be used in computing floor area ratio, lot area or yards for any future structure or use. Such private easement shall not be across an urban neighborhood or residential mixed-use district.
(3) If property not having street frontage is more than three hundred (300) feet from the street to which access is to be provided, two (2) such street accesses shall be provided where the city finds it is necessary to provide emergency vehicle access.
(4) The use of the property shall be for nonresidential purposes.
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_ARTIILOCO_550.240RESTFRFetched: 11/2/2026