Prohibited acts.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 350.70
in effect350.70. - Prohibited acts.
Any person operating a recycling or salvage yard shall exercise reasonable diligence to prevent the commission of the following prohibited acts:
(1) Storing of hazardous materials except in accordance with local, state and federal laws.
(2) Open burning of any materials, unless permitted under applicable laws.
(3) Exposing adjoining or adjacent property to noise, dust, unsightly condition or noxious odors in violation of local, state or federal laws.
(4) Allowing oil, grease, petroleum products or other harmful, hazardous or noxious liquid to run off the yard or absorb into the ground.
(5) Allowing the fence, barrier or wall to lean, slant, or fall, or fall into substantial disrepair.
(6) Allowing recyclable or salvage materials outside of the fence, or where no fence exists, outside the property line of the yard.
(7) Allowing significant dirt, gravel or other debris to be tracked onto public streets and not promptly correcting the condition.
(8) Using, or allowing the use, of the landscaped area required under 350.60(3), boulevards or other public property to park or store trucks, other commercial vehicles or equipment. Nothing herein shall prohibit public roadway parking in accordance with applicable law.
(9) Knowingly participating in or willfully ignoring any act of fraudulent weighing.
(10) Purchasing property without taking reasonable measures to ascertain that the property being purchased is not stolen. Reasonable measures shall include the refusal to purchase, without subsequent verification of ownership, any material which a knowledgeable person in the industry would suspect to be stolen, or specific material(s) about which a law enforcement representative or a member of the general public has notified the industry.
(11) Failing to report to the police any attempted sale of firearms for scrap.
(12) Allowing any operation other than in accordance with local, state and federal laws. (89-Or-143, § 1, 8-11-89; 98-Or-095, § 4, 9-18-98)
Source: City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Park and Recreation Board Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT13LIBURE_CH350REACSAYA_350.70PRACFetched: 11/2/2026