Every Lowry Hill News story tagged Minneapolis 2040.

Land use is the recurring flashpoint in Lowry Hill, a neighborhood of Victorian and Prairie-style homes where even a modest multi-unit proposal draws scrutiny under the city's built-form rules and the 2040 comprehensive plan.

The Mount Curve Condominiums at 1770 Bryant Ave. S., a four-story, 68-unit building finished in 1968, brought owner-occupied apartment living to a Lowry Hill block defined by turn-of-the-century mansions.

The Wedge developed in the 1880s along Thomas Lowry's streetcar line, and the density it set then still defines the neighborhood.

A practical guide to reading a Minneapolis development notice: what is being built, what the zoning allows, and whether a real public decision point exists.

Minneapolis's built-form districts translate the 2040 plan's growth goals into specific height and scale limits, parcel by parcel.

A comprehensive plan such as Minneapolis 2040 sets the city's long-range vision, while the zoning code is the binding law that decides what can be built on a given lot.

The Minneapolis 2040 Plan allows duplexes and triplexes by right on residential lots and steers larger buildings toward transit corridors.

After the Minnesota Court of Appeals lifted the 2040 Plan injunction in May 2024, the city resumed issuing permits for multifamily projects that had stalled in court.

The city was the first major U.S. city to eliminate exclusive single-family zoning, a change tested and sustained in court.

Opponents argued the state environmental rights act required deeper review of the housing plan.

After years of litigation, courts allowed the city's comprehensive plan to proceed.
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