Dakota County has no countywide lot-coverage limit. The maximum percentage of a lot that buildings and impervious surface may cover is set by each city's zoning district under Minn. Stat. 462.357.
Lot coverage — the share of a lot that structures and hard surfaces may occupy — is a municipal zoning standard in Dakota County. Minnesota Statute 462.357 expressly authorizes cities to regulate the percentage of a lot that may be occupied. Residential districts commonly limit building or impervious coverage (for example, around 25 to 35 percent), with tighter limits in shoreland areas to protect water quality. Exact percentages vary by city and district. In unincorporated townships and shoreland zones, the Dakota County Shoreland and Floodplain Management Ordinance imposes impervious-surface limits. Confirm your district's cap with your city planning department.
Exceeding the coverage limit results in permit denial or a required variance; over-coverage in shoreland areas may also violate county ordinance.
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