Lakeville does not impose a single citywide residential lot-coverage percentage; coverage is controlled by setbacks and accessory-building floor-area caps. Some Crystal Lake subwatersheds limit impervious surface to seventy percent (70%) (11-16-9), and state shoreland rules cap impervious coverage at twenty-five percent (25%) near lakes and rivers.
Rather than a flat maximum-lot-coverage percentage for ordinary residential lots, Lakeville limits how much of a property can be built on through required setbacks (e.g., the 30-foot front and rear and 10-foot side yards in RS-3 under 11-52-13) and through caps on accessory-building floor area. Under Section 11-18-9D, the combined floor area of accessory buildings is limited by district — for example, RS-4 lots are capped at 1,100 square feet (interior) or 1,250 square feet (corner) of accessory floor area, and only one detached accessory building is allowed in addition to one attached or detached garage (11-18-7A). Impervious-surface limits do apply in environmentally sensitive areas: Section 11-16-9 limits impervious surface coverage to seventy percent (70%) in the Crystal Lake watershed subwatersheds CL-7, CL-9, CL-10, and CL-11, and Minnesota's statewide shoreland rules (administered locally) cap total impervious surface at twenty-five percent (25%) of lot area within designated lake and river shoreland. Stormwater and erosion-control requirements in Section 11-16-7 also apply when creating new impervious surface. Because the applicable limit depends on your zoning district and whether your lot lies in a shoreland or watershed overlay, confirm the exact coverage and impervious limits for your parcel with Lakeville Community Development before adding patios, driveways, or buildings.
Exceeding the impervious-surface cap in a regulated watershed (70% per 11-16-9) or shoreland area (25% per state/local shoreland rules), or exceeding accessory-building floor-area limits (11-18-9D), violates the applicable standard. The city can require removal of excess impervious surface, deny permits, or require stormwater mitigation.
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