General landscaping and screening.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 550.680
in effect550.680. - General landscaping and screening.
(a) Required landscaping. Overall composition and location of landscaped areas shall complement the scale of the development and its surroundings. In general, larger, well-placed contiguous planting areas shall be preferred to smaller, disconnected areas. Not less than twenty (20) percent of the site not occupied by buildings including all required landscaped yards shall be landscaped as follows (for purposes of this provision, a canopy or service area canopy shall not be considered a building):
(1) Not less than one (1) canopy tree for each five hundred (500) square feet, or fraction thereof.
(2) Not less than one (1) shrub for each one hundred (100) square feet, or fraction thereof.
(3) The remainder of the landscaped area shall be covered with turf grass, native grasses or other perennial flowering plants, vines, shrubs or trees.
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General Landscaping: Plan/Elevation
(b) Required screening. Where screening is required by this zoning ordinance, such screening shall be six (6) feet in height, unless otherwise specified, except in required front yards where such screening shall be three (3) feet in height. Required screening shall be at least ninety-five (95) percent opaque throughout the year, unless otherwise specified. All screening shall be subject to the regulations of Article X, Fences in this chapter. Required screening shall be satisfied by one (1) or a combination of the following:
(1) A decorative fence.
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Required Screening: Decorative fence
(2) A masonry wall.
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Required Screening: Masonry wall
(3) A hedge.
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Required Screening: Hedge
(c) Required landscaped yard and screening. Where both a landscaped yard and screening is required by this zoning ordinance, such required landscaped yard shall be satisfied by one (1) of the following:
(1) Along a rear or interior side lot line, locate the required landscaped yard inside or outside the required screen.
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Required Landscaped Yard and Screening: Yard outside the required screen
(2) Along a public street, public sidewalk or public pathway, locate the required landscaped yard outside the required screen unless such screen is highly decorative and is less than sixty (60) percent opaque, such as a wrought iron fence.
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Required Landscaped Yard and Screening: Yard inside or outside the required screen
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_ARTVSIPLREST_550.680GELASCFetched: 11/2/2026