Plymouth, MN Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)

13 covers the City's traditional one-acre single-family lots in RSF-1. A single-family front yard must be 50 feet deep where the lot abuts an arterial street, or 25 feet on any other street frontage, while other principal uses need 50 feet on every frontage. Side yards for a single-family home are 15 feet, rising to 25 feet for other principal uses; detached accessory buildings need only 15 feet from a side lot line and 6 feet from a rear lot line. Rear yards run 25 feet for single-family homes, 40 feet for other principal uses, and 6 feet for detached accessory structures.

A principal structure must also sit at least 50 feet from a railroad right-of-way. 04 layers general exceptions on top of every district table: cantilevers up to 10 feet wide, chimneys up to 6 feet wide, and eaves, sills and similar features may project up to 30 inches into a required yard, and uncovered decks, patios, and stoops below the main living level may come within 6 feet of a side or rear line. 04, Subd. 2 lets the Zoning Administrator shrink the front setback to the block's average, but never below 15 feet.