Bill > SF2231

This bill requires Minnesota municipalities to establish mixed housing and commercial corridor districts with specific zoning requirements designed to increase housing density and variety. For urban municipalities and first-class cities, the bill mandates creating mixed housing districts that allow various residential types (including single-family homes, townhouses, duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes) on at least 75% of residential-zoned areas, with an option to prohibit fourplexes. Nonurban municipalities must implement similar districts covering at least 50% of residential-zoned areas. The bill also requires commercial corridor districts along municipal state-aid streets, with specific residential density requirements. Municipalities are restricted from imposing overly burdensome regulations that could impede housing development, such as excessive parking mandates, restrictive building requirements, or mandatory homeowners associations. The legislation sets compliance deadlines for different municipality types (between June 2026 and June 2027) and establishes that if municipalities fail to meet these requirements, all mixed housing types will automatically become permitted uses in residential zones. The bill aims to streamline housing development, increase housing options, and reduce regulatory barriers to creating more diverse and dense housing environments.

Government Affairs, Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2231&ssn=0&y=2025