Eden Prairie, MN Building Setbacks & Zoning: Lot Coverage Limits (2026)

Section 11.26, Subdivision 5 of the Eden Prairie City Code establishes lot standards for each of the three Transit Oriented Development subdistricts near the city's Southwest LRT station. For the TOD-Mixed Use (TOD-MU) subdistrict, Subdivision 5.A sets Impervious Surface Coverage at 90 percent maximum, alongside a 50-foot minimum lot width, 100-foot minimum lot depth, a front yard setback of 0 feet minimum and 10 feet maximum, and 7 percent minimum usable outdoor open space. For the TOD-Residential (TOD-R) subdistrict, Subdivision 5.B sets the same Impervious Surface Coverage line at 75 percent maximum, with a deeper 10-foot minimum side yard, 20-foot minimum rear yard, and 10 percent minimum usable outdoor open space.

Subdivision 3 makes clear that any TOD provision in Section 11.26 that conflicts with another City Code section controls over that other section, so these coverage figures supersede the general lot-coverage assumptions of the underlying zoning. Usable Outdoor Open Space is defined in Subdivision 2 to exclude landscape strips, required setback areas, and areas not accessible to the public or residents during normal hours, so a developer cannot count ordinary yard space toward that offsetting minimum. The Community Development Department reviews the impervious surface calculation, along with the open space calculation, as part of site plan review before a building permit is issued for a TOD parcel.