Bill > SF4123

This bill, effective January 1, 2028, limits the zoning authority of local governments in Minnesota over certain housing types, particularly in municipalities with populations over 5,000 (or over 1,000 in the metropolitan area), by requiring them to allow "mixed housing" (duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, and townhouses) as a permitted use on at least 33% of land zoned for single-family housing, and to allow multifamily residential developments in at least 33% of commercially zoned districts, with specific rules against imposing overly restrictive design standards for buildings with four or fewer units, such as minimum exterior finishes or specific roof pitches, and prohibiting requirements for homeowners associations unless requested by the developer. The bill also mandates that municipalities allow at least one "accessory dwelling unit" (an additional housing unit on the same lot as an existing home) as a permitted use on any residential lot with a single-family home, and sets limits on minimum lot sizes for new developments on undeveloped land ("greenfield lots") and townhouses, while also preventing municipalities from enacting interim ordinances to delay or prohibit these changes.

Government Affairs

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/SF/4123/