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

The amount of a Woodbury lot that may be covered by buildings and other impervious surfaces is governed by the zoning ordinance (City Code Chapter 24) and depends on the lot's zoning district and any applicable overlay, so there is no single citywide coverage percentage. For the exact maximum building or impervious coverage on a specific parcel, owners should consult the applicable district standards in Article III or confirm with the Planning Department, because the limit differs between residential districts and is affected by planned developments and stormwater requirements. Lots located within a shoreland district (near protected lakes, ponds and waterways, of which Woodbury has many) carry additional limits: Minnesota's shoreland management framework administered through the DNR generally caps impervious surface coverage at about 25 percent of the lot area to protect water quality, and Woodbury's shoreland overlay (City Code Ch. 24, Sec. 24-148) applies these protections locally. Coverage is also indirectly controlled by setbacks, which keep structures off the yards, and by stormwater rules that require managing runoff from new impervious area. Because coverage limits intersect zoning, shoreland and stormwater rules, the reliable approach is to verify the district and any overlay before designing additions, patios or driveways, and to have the impervious area calculated on the certificate of survey submitted with a permit.