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ADU / accessory dwelling in Cedar-Isles-Dean

Cedar-Isles-Dean is Minneapolis Southwest's 1920s-1940s tudor + colonial + post-1990 lakefront infill submarket. Cedar Lake has the only continuous public-trail loop on the Chain of Lakes — Cedar Lake Regional Trail crosses the neighborhood.

Cedar-Isles-Dean cost range
$180K$1.3M
typical mid-complexity
Permit authority
City of Minneapolis CPED + Minnehaha Creek Watershed District
12-18 weeks
Typical home size
2400-5500 sqft
Borough · ZIP
Minneapolis Southwest
55416
Cedar Lake + Lake of the Isles shoreland overlays — 75 ft setback minimumWatershed District permit on lakeshore + bluff projectsMinneapolis 2040 ADU permitted; lakefront triplex limited by setback mathDNR-protected vegetation buffer 16.5 ft from OHWL — no removal without permit

What a adu / accessory dwelling project looks like here

Cedar Lake has the only continuous public-trail loop on the Chain of Lakes — Cedar Lake Regional Trail crosses the neighborhood.

Many 1920s Tudors here sit on glacial-till bluffs — additions need geotechnical for slope-stability sign-off.

Minneapolis ADUs — detached, attached, and conversion paths — scoped against Minneapolis CPED / St Paul DSI + MN Residential Builder License (DOLI) setback + height + parking variances. In Cedar-Isles-Dean specifically, 1920s-1940s tudor + colonial + post-1990 lakefront infill stock means adu / accessory dwelling scope is shaped by the neighborhood's dominant construction typology. Baily's Minneapolis scoping flow factors cedar lake + lake of the isles shoreland overlays and watershed district permit on lakeshore + bluff projects into the estimate before a contractor is involved.

Start your Cedar-Isles-Dean scope — Baily asks the right questions.

Pre-seeded for adu / accessory dwelling in Cedar-Isles-Dean. Mention your 2400-5500 sqft, your timeline, and any known constraints — Baily factors the city of minneapolis cped + minnehaha creek watershed district review queue into the scope.

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