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Committee approves planning‑commission change to minimum‑height rules, adds flexibility outside downtown
Summary
City planners proposed lowering minimum‑height barriers in several transit built‑form districts to improve feasibility for affordable housing and other uses. The Planning Commission favored a 6‑story minimum for Transit‑30 outside downtown; the committee approved that recommendation.
City planner Maylene Smith presented a recommended amendment to the comprehensive plan’s built‑form minimum‑height requirements. Staff said minimums established under Minneapolis 2040 had created predictability but also implementation challenges — notably in transit districts where high minimums (up to 10 stories in Transit‑30) can make some affordable housing and production…
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