After Minneapolis proposed a controversial plan to allow four-plexes citywide, upending current rules that limit large swaths of the city to single family homes, we asked for your questions. Minneapolis City Hall reporter Adam Belz answered them.
You asked, we answered: Minneapolis proposes citywide four-plexes
After Minneapolis proposed a controversial plan to allow four-plexes citywide, upending current rules that limit large swaths of the city to single family homes, we asked for your questions. Minneapolis City Hall reporter Adam Belz answered them.
April 2, 2018 at 3:01PM
Q: What is the maximum allowable size (foundation, total impervious, height) and is it proportional to lot size or surrounding buildings? submitted by anonymous
A; We don't know whether the new plan will limit the footprint of new buildings, but the guidelines would require that fourplexes in most currently single-family neighborhoods be no taller than 2.5 stories.
Q: Any parking requirements? submitted by Joseph Walz
A: No. The comprehensive plan does not require that fourplexes have off-street parking, and in fact proposes no longer requiring a minimum number of off-street parking spaces for new development throughout the city.
Q: Is this some sort of eminent domain thing where the city will force homeowners to sell so fourplexes can be built? submitted by anonymous
A: No. This just changes what is allowed to be built on the property. If someone wants to keep his or her single-family home, the comprehensive plan creates no way to force them to sell it.
Q: How will building fourplexes increase the amount of affordable housing? submitted by Mark J. Kosmas
A: The argument is that eliminating the current restrictions will allow more housing to be built, which will help meet demand and ultimately hold down prices. Basic supply and demand.
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