Background

In 2001 the Minneapolis City Council adopted the 46th and Hiawatha Station Area Master Plan, following an extensive neighborhood planning process. The plan outlines a vision for new transit-oriented development and related public improvements near the 46th Street LRT station. A key component of realizing the vision is to ensure that the city’s zoning code, which regulates land use and development, is compatible with the adopted plan. This means analyzing the existing zoning near the station and making changes that would allow for the type of development envisioned in the plan. The Community Planning and Economic Development department (CPED) has conducted this analysis for the 46th Street station area, and the changes were approved by the Minneapolis City Council on May 8, 2009.

Zoning changes

Map of Changes to Primary Zoning
Map of Changes to Overlay Zoning
Staff Report from January 20, 2009 Planning Commission Meeting

Zoning information

A primer on zoning and transit oriented development is available on this website:

The Role of Zoning in Implementation of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) in the Hiawatha Corridor

For more information on specific zoning districts, visit Zoning Administration.