Saint Paul Legislative Code tit. XXIX, ch. 429 — Infectious Waste | Saint Paul Legislative Code (Supp. No. 133, Update 1: codified through Ordinance No. 26-26, adopted May 13, 2026) — City of St. Paul

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 429.01 Infectious waste processing facility; license required.

Sec. 429.01. - Infectious waste processing facility; license required. No person shall operate an infectious waste processing facility in the city without a license. (Ord. No. 17857, § 1, 7-18-91)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 429.02 Definitions.

Sec. 429.02. - Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to this chapter: Infectious waste shall mean waste meeting the definition of "infectious waste" under Minnesota Statutes, Section 116.76, subdivision (12). Infectious waste processing facility shall mean a site, including the land and any structures thereon, where or in which infectious waste or pathological waste is accepted, transferred, stored, handled, treated, decontaminated, processed or disposed, except a generator of infectious waste which is not governed by the state pollution control agency's infectious waste rules. Pathological waste shall mean waste meeting the definition of "pathological waste" under Minnesota Statutes, Section 116.76, subdivision (14). (Ord. No. 17857, § 1, 7-18-91)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 429.03 Fees.

Sec. 429.03. - Fees. The license fee shall be established by ordinance as specified in section 310.09(b) of the Legislative Code. (Ord. No. 17857, § 1, 7-18-91; C.F. No. 99-536, § 1, 7-7-99)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 429.04 Licensing requirements.

Sec. 429.04. - Licensing requirements. (a) Application. An application for a license shall be made at the department of safety and inspections by submitting the annual license fee and completing the application form. The application form shall contain such information as may be required by the department of safety and inspections, including, but not limited to: (1) The location and a description of the premises to be licensed. Detailed plans of the site, including land, buildings, structures and interior equipment and floor plans, shall be attached to the application. (2) Names and addresses of the property owner, the business owner, the lessee, the manager and/or operator, and if a corporation the names and addresses of the officers and directors of the corporation, and all other persons, firms or corporations which may have a financial interest in the premises to be licensed or the business to be conducted on the premises. (3) A description of the services to be offered and the operations to be conducted on the premises. (4) The application shall include a site plan, which site plan shall be reviewed and approved in accordance with section 62.108 of this Legislative Code. (5) The application shall include evidence that the building official has issued a certificate of occupancy for the premises pursuant to section 33.02 of this Legislative Code. (6) The application shall include a copy of its proposed management plans prepared for compliance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 116.79. Such plans shall have been submitted to the inspector either before or at the same time such plans are submitted to the state commissioner of the pollution control agency, for the purpose of permitting the city to review such plans and make appropriate comment thereon. The application will then be reviewed by the department of safety and inspections for compliance with applicable codes, regulations, ordinances and statutes. The foregoing will submit their reports to the department of safety and inspections, which shall submit its own report and recommendation to the council with the reports of the foregoing attached. The council, following a public hearing, shall grant or deny the license application in accordance with the procedures set forth in chapter 310 of this Legislative Code. (b) Hearing; notification. At least forty-five (45) days before a public hearing on an application for a license, the department of safety and inspections shall notify by mail all owners and occupants who own property or reside within three hundred fifty (350) feet of the property line of the business to be licensed, and all community organizations that have previously registered with such department, of the time, place and purpose of such hearing. The three-hundred-fifty-foot distance shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest point of the property line on which the licensed business is to be operated to the nearest point of the property line whose owner and/or occupant is to be notified; however, when the licensed premises is located in a commercial or industrial park or complex, the three-hundred-fifty-foot distance shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest corner of the building in which the licensed premises is located to the nearest point of the property line whose owner and/or occupant is to be notifed. This notice requirement is not jurisdictional, and errors, omissions or other defects in the measurement or notification shall not invalidate any action taken by the council. These notice requirements do not apply to locations with the downtown business district as that area is defined in section 409.11 of this Legislative Code. (c) Hearing. The council shall afford the applicant and all interested parties a public hearing on the application. (d) Basis for denial. The council may deny an application for the grant or renewal of a license on the grounds set forth in section 310.06 of this Legislative Code or on one (1) or more of the following: (1) Violations of one (1) or more of the prohibitions or requirements of this chapter or of state law or regulation relating to infectious wastes. (2) The site plan for the premises has not been approved. (3) A certificate of occupancy has not been issued for the facility or building. (4) The applicant or licensee is not in substantial compliance with its management plans as developed in compliance with state law. (e) Restrictions may be imposed. The council may impose reasonable conditions and restrictions upon any license hereunder pursuant to the provisions of section 310.06 of this Legislative Code. (Ord. No. 17857, § 1, 7-18-91; C.F. No. 04-197, § 1, 3-3-04; C.F. No. 07-149, § 203, 3-28-07)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 429.05 Inspection by city officers and identification by employees.

Sec. 429.05. - Inspection by city officers and identification by employees. City officials and police officers shall be entitiled to enter and inspect the licensed business in accordance with section 310.12 of this Legislative Code. Upon demand by any police officer, any person employed by the licensee, or engaged in any work in or on the premises in which the licensed business is located, shall identify himself or herself, giving true name, address and employment status. (Ord. No. 17857, § 1, 7-18-91)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 429.06 Regulation.

Sec. 429.06. - Regulation. (a) Compliance with state law. The licensee shall comply with all provisions of the Minnesota Infectious Waste Control Act and regulations issued thereunder and shall comply with the provisions of any management plan approved under applicable state law. (b) Exclusion of hazardous waste. No licensed infectious waste processing facility shall accept, handle, store or process hazardous waste as defined under section 60.208 of this Legislative Code, except that this prohibition shall not apply to any hazardous waste which also meets the definition of infectious waste above. (c) Prohibition of excessive noise, dust and odors. The licensee shall take all steps necessary to prevent the escape of noise, dust and odors from the licensed facility hereunder. Noise in violation of Chapter 293 of this Legislative Code is excessive. Dust and/or odors which unreasonably annoy, injure or endanger the safety, health, morals, comfort or repose of a considerable number of members of the public are excessive. (d) Employee facilities. Each licensee shall provide for its employees on the site of the licensed premises sufficient personal sanitary facilities so as to be in full compliance with all applicable fire, health, building and life safety codes. (e) Rodent, vermin and pest control. The licensee shall take all necessary steps to control rodents, vermin and other pests in or in proximity to the licensed facility which might serve as harborages for such rodents, vermin and other pests. Infestations of rodents and vermin shall be grounds for adverse action against the license. (f) Submission of approved management plans. The licensee or applicant shall notify the department of safety and inspections of any modifications required by the state commissioner of the pollution control agency to the management plans submitted pursuant Minnesota Statutes, section 116.79, within ten (10) days following notice to the licensee or applicant of such requirements. (Ord. No. 17857, § 1, 7-18-91; C.F. No. 07-149, § 204, 3-28-07)