Off-Street Parking Lots

Proposed Updates to Off-Street Parking Requirements

The City working on updating its off-street (parking lot) standards and requirements. The process, which began in 2019, included receiving feedback from developers and business owners; reviewing both local and national trends and best practices; and staff research.

Proposed changes are meant to modernize Burnsville’s off-street parking requirements to become more pedestrian and transit friendly; update development policies so that they no longer result in large and often underutilized parking lots; and provide flexibility for new uses on current underutilized parking.

Goals of the Update

  • Bring an outdated parking ordinance in line with current and modern best practices
  • Reduce regulatory and administrative barriers to development
  • Offer increased flexibility with development requirements when they align with City goals and policies
  • Work toward the City’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan priority of reducing paved surfaces within the City while still meeting user demand for parking

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The City has created a story map to help describe the proposed off-street parking ordinance changes and goals.

Click Here to View the Story Map and Take the Survey
(please note: the story map will not work in Internet Explorer)

The survey is open through Tuesday, Jan. 28.
A public hearing will be held at the Burnsville Planning Commission on Monday, Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m.

Questions? Email or call 952-895-4424.

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**This process specifically focuses on areas outside the Heart of the City. For information on the Heart of the City area related to Transit Oriented Development visit www.burnsvillemn.gov/TOD.