October 26, 2026 City Planning Commission

The Minneapolis Planning Commission’s regular meeting on October 26, 2026, approved consent items 4–6, including an application concerning 312–318 Third Street South and a right-of-way matter near 1942nd Avenue North; the transcript does not clearly identify item 5. The main discussion was a proposed Minneapolis Code of Ordinances text amendment on development standards for one- to three-unit dwellings. Staff described proposed updates to site-plan-review design standards and modest increases to floor-area, lot-coverage, and impervious-surface limits, while commissioners discussed housing feasibility, building height, setbacks, parking, accessibility, and stormwater impacts.

The commission adopted an amendment awarding the same three design-standard points to projects with no parking as to projects meeting the enclosed-parking standard (4–1). A proposal to increase floor-area limits beyond staff’s recommendation was defeated (2–3); a proposed lot-size amendment did not receive a second. The commission then adopted staff findings on the text amendment, with the chair voting against, and adopted its 2027 meeting calendar. No procurement activity, contracts, or purchasing decisions were identified.