Gas Stations

Saint Paul Legislative Code tit. XXIX, ch. 424

in effect

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 424.01 License required; definition.

Sec. 424.01. - License required; definition. (a) No person shall engage in the business of keeping, maintaining or operating any gas station in Saint Paul without a license. (b) A "gas station" means and includes any place, building, pump or device maintained and used on private premises or upon any public place for the main purpose of selling or dispensing gasoline, oil or any automotive fuel for use in motor vehicles of any kind. (C.F. No. 99-531, § 1, 7-7-99)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 424.02 Fee.

Sec. 424.02. - Fee. The fees required for licenses shall be established by ordinance as specified in section 310.09(b) of the Legislative Code. (C.F. No. 99-531, § 2, 7-7-99)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 424.03 Permit.

Sec. 424.03. - Permit. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to install, operate or maintain any curb pump or other gasoline dispensing device on any public street, alley or other public property within the City of Saint Paul; provided, that the council by ordinance may grant a temporary permit, revocable at the pleasure of the council, for the installation, maintenance and operation of such facilities in any public highway and without the portion thereof designed for vehicular traffic, except in a district classified as residential by virtue of the zoning code, when such facilities shall be installed, maintained and operated exclusively for the supplying of gasoline not for public sale, but for private use in and upon the abutting premises; provided, that there be compliance with Chapter 336.

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 424.04 Inspection.

Sec. 424.04. - Inspection. It shall be the duty of such members of the department of safety and inspections as the director thereof may detail for such duties to inspect all such filling stations at various and reasonable times for the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of all ordinances and laws pertaining to precaution against damage from fire have been complied with in the construction, operation and maintenance of said filling stations, and to enforce the same. Such inspection may also be made at any reasonable time for the purpose of ascertaining whether construction, remodeling or repairs have been accomplished in accord with plans or specifications required to be filed with the city. (C.F. No. 07-149, § 186, 3-28-07)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 424.05 Transfer.

Sec. 424.05. - Transfer. Licenses shall not be transferable. (C.F. No. 95-474, § 1, 5-31-95)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 424.06 Business hours.

Sec. 424.06. - Business hours. Where a reasonable basis is found by the council to exist and to protect the adjacent property and the public peace, health and safety, the council, upon issuing a new license or renewing a license, may impose as a condition on the license a limitation as to the hours when the business may remain open.

Source: City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, City Charter, Legislative Code and Administrative Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/st._paul/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIILECO_TITXXIXLI_CH424GASTFetched: 11/1/2026