Eden Prairie, MN Zoning Overlays & Bonuses: Downtown Design Guide (2026)

Section 11.27 of the Eden Prairie City Code establishes the Town Center zoning district and, in Subdivision 4, requires that all new development, redevelopment and subdivisions within the district be in substantial conformance with the Town Center Design Guidelines, reviewed for compliance during the Site Plan and Architectural Design Review process alongside the City Code itself. Subdivision 1 ties those guidelines back to the Eden Prairie Major Center Area Framework Plan and Major Center Area Planning Principles, describing standards that reach land use mix, site planning, building bulk and dimensions, architecture, building materials, transportation access, parking, landscaping, signage and lighting.

Subdivision 7.L then applies the same design guidelines specifically to architectural standards, signage, lighting, mechanical equipment, trash and loading facilities across all three TC subdistricts: Town Center Mixed Use (TC-MU), Town Center Residential (TC-R) and Town Center Commercial (TC-C). Subdivision 8's bulk and dimension table sets the numeric backbone the guidelines sit on top of: building footprint coverage up to 75 percent in TC-MU, floor area ratios up to 2.25, and building height from 1 to 10 floors depending on subdistrict. Because the Design Guidelines are adopted by reference rather than printed in the code itself, applicants obtain the current version from the Community Development Department, which reviews every TC-district site plan and architectural submission against both the numeric Subdivision 8 table and the referenced guidelines before scheduling a Planning Commission hearing.