Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Minnesota (2026)
13 rules on the books across Minnesota, 12 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Density Bonus Law
California Density Bonus Law (Gov Code §65915) and local implementations granting up to 50% density bonuses for affordable-housing projects.
Carver County
Significant RestrictionsCarver County lets landowners in the Agriculture District apply for a conditional use permit to subdivide extra…
Read full rule →Stearns County
Significant RestrictionsStearns County's A-160 agricultural zoning district, its most restrictive rural district at one home per 160 acres…
Read full rule →Apple Valley
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, § 155.080(B) raises the maximum density in the M-1 through M-8 multiple-family…
Read full rule →Coon Rapids
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Coon Rapids, a residential Planned Unit Development can earn up to a 25 percent increase in units per…
Read full rule →Minneapolis
Some RestrictionsMinneapolis grants a floor area ratio premium to multifamily projects of 20+ units that build affordable housing…
Read full rule →Saint Paul
Some RestrictionsSaint Paul lets H1 and H2 residential lots add extra dwelling units and 5% more lot coverage in exchange for affordable…
Read full rule →Downtown Design Guide
LA's Downtown Design Guide and Community Plan governing high-rise massing, ground-floor activation, and adaptive-reuse standards in DTLA.
Eagan
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Eagan, the Cedar Grove District (CGD) implements the city's Cedar Grove Design Framework with a…
Read full rule →Eden Prairie
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Eden Prairie, every new building, redevelopment or subdivision inside the Town Center (TC) zoning…
Read full rule →Apple Valley
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, areas and uses in Downtown Apple Valley must also follow the Downtown Design…
Read full rule →Blaine
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Blaine, new commercial buildings in the 105th Avenue Redevelopment District must follow written…
Read full rule →Duluth
Some RestrictionsDowntown Duluth's building form is locked in by the Unified Development Chapter's F-7 and F-8 Form Districts, which…
Read full rule →Lakeville
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Lakeville, Minnesota, every permitted, conditional, interim, and administrative-permit use inside the…
Read full rule →Plymouth
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Plymouth's CC, City Center District, principal buildings must follow City Code Section 21475.08, Subd…
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