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This bill addresses residential zoning and property restrictions in Minnesota cities with populations of 10,000 or more, implementing several significant changes. The bill requires these cities to modify their zoning ordinances by June 30, 2026, to allow more diverse housing options, including mandating that at least 33% of residential zones permit duplexes and 25% of residential zones allow triplexes, fourplexes, or townhomes. Cities must also permit at least one accessory dwelling unit on residential lots containing single-family homes, regardless of lot size. Additionally, the bill requires cities to allow multifamily residential developments in 25% of commercially zoned districts and adopt at least four strategies to encourage middle housing development, such as reducing parking requirements, increasing building height limits, and eliminating minimum lot sizes. The legislation also restricts municipalities from imposing certain aesthetic requirements on residential buildings and establishes an administrative review process for smaller multifamily developments. Furthermore, the bill prohibits common interest communities from including restrictive provisions in written real estate instruments, such as minimum home sizes, building prices, parking structure restrictions, and architectural style limitations, effectively making such restrictions void and unenforceable starting August 1, 2025.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF3418&ssn=0&y=2025