3 rules for unincorporated Dakota County, Minnesota.
Verified from official government sources
Dakota County does not set building setbacks for incorporated cities. Setbacks (front, side, and rear yard distances) are established by each city's zoning district under Minn. Stat. 462.357. Only unincorporated shoreland/floodplain areas fall under county rules.
Minn. Stat. 462.357, subd. 1
A municipality may by ordinance regulate on the earth's surface, in the air space above the surface, and in subsurface areas, the location, height, width, bulk, type of foundation, number of stories, size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot which may be occupied, the size of yards and other open spaces.
Dakota County sets no building-height limit for cities. Maximum building height is set by each city's zoning district under Minn. Stat. 462.357, which grants municipalities power over the height and number of stories of buildings.
Minn. Stat. 462.357, subd. 1
A municipality may by ordinance regulate on the earth's surface, in the air space above the surface, and in subsurface areas, the location, height, width, bulk, type of foundation, number of stories, size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot which may be occupied, the size of yards and other open spaces.
Dakota County has no countywide lot-coverage limit. The maximum percentage of a lot that buildings and impervious surface may cover is set by each city's zoning district under Minn. Stat. 462.357.
Minn. Stat. 462.357, subd. 1
A municipality may by ordinance regulate on the earth's surface, in the air space above the surface, and in subsurface areas, the location, height, width, bulk, type of foundation, number of stories, size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot which may be occupied, the size of yards and other open spaces.
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