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

Woodbury's yard setback standards are set district by district in the zoning district standards subsections of chapter 24, article III. In the R-4 urban residential district, the city's main platted single-family and townhouse zone, section 24-134(f)(7) requires a 35-foot front yard, increased to 50 feet from the anticipated future right-of-way if the lot fronts a collector or arterial street. Section 24-134(f)(8) sets side yards at 20 feet from a residential street, 50 feet from a major road, 10 feet from an interior lot line, and just 5 feet on the garage side when the garage aligns with or sits below the living space; section 24-134(f)(9) sets a 35-foot rear yard, again rising to 50 feet along a collector or arterial.

In the larger-lot R-1 urban reserve district, section 24-132(f) requires a flat 50-foot front yard, a 25-foot side yard and a 50-foot rear yard, plus a 125-foot setback for any building housing livestock or kennels. The R-2 single-family estate district, section 24-133(f), matches R-1's 50-foot front and rear yards but splits the side yard by structure: 25 feet for the main building and 20 feet for a garage, doubling to 50 feet on both if the lot is a flag lot. All three districts are enforced by the zoning administrator, who reviews setbacks at building permit application; a structure sited closer to a lot line than these standards allow cannot receive a certificate of occupancy without a variance from the board of adjustments and appeals.