Outdoor Saunas in Minneapolis, MN

Design your sauna online, see the price as you choose, and reserve a build slot. Urban Sauna builds it in its north metro workshop and sets it in your Minneapolis yard, finished. Delivery is free within 150 miles.

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What Minneapolis asks for

From Minneapolis's published rules for a detached building like a sauna, checked November 2026. City fees are paid to the city and are not part of Urban Sauna's price.

Every model · 24 to 144 sq ft

Building permit: Likely not needed
Electrical permit: About $136

City fees we know of

About $136

A wood-burning stove also needs a mechanical permit in Minnesota, even where the building itself needs none.

Where it can go

Height limit 13 ft. Every model fits; the tallest stands about 9.2 ft.
Wall height limit 10 ft. Every model is within it.
Placement. 1 ft from side lines, 1 ft from the rear line, 6 ft from the house. 1 ft only in the rear 40 ft or rear 20% of the lot; elsewhere the district's setbacks. 10 ft from a neighbor's living space.
On a lakefront or shoreland lot, more rules apply. Ask the city before you choose the spot.

Check with Minneapolis

Most cities exempt sheds and similar small buildings from a building permit, and each city's building official decides whether a heated sauna counts. Parts of Minneapolis's rules were unclear when we read them. Call before you reserve a build slot, and Tony confirms your site with you before the build starts.

Community Planning & Economic Development · 612-673-3000

Pick your size

The design page opens with Minneapolis's permits for the sauna you build. See what a sauna costs in Minnesota in the cost guide.

What Minneapolis asks for

From Minneapolis's published rules for a detached building like a sauna, checked November 2026. City fees are paid to the city and are not part of Urban Sauna's price.

Every model · 24 to 144 sq ft

Building permit: Likely not needed
Electrical permit: About $136

City fees we know of

About $136

A wood-burning stove also needs a mechanical permit in Minnesota, even where the building itself needs none.

Where it can go

Height limit 13 ft. Every model fits; the tallest stands about 9.2 ft.

Wall height limit 10 ft. Every model is within it.

Placement. 1 ft from side lines, 1 ft from the rear line, 6 ft from the house. 1 ft only in the rear 40 ft or rear 20% of the lot; elsewhere the district's setbacks. 10 ft from a neighbor's living space.

On a lakefront or shoreland lot, more rules apply. Ask the city before you choose the spot.

Check with Minneapolis