COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL IN COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances tit. 11, ch. 225, art. V
in effectMinneapolis Code of Ordinances § 225.710 Duty to provide dumpster-type containers.
225.710. - Duty to provide dumpster-type containers.
The owner or occupant of any building located in a commercial/industrial district shall provide that building with a large dumpster-type solid waste container or containers. Said dumpster-type solid waste containers must be rodentproof, well maintained, bear identification of the rubbish firm solid waste hauler supplying the containers, including the phone number, and be provided with metal or other approved material covers which people can operate with no unusual physical effort. The haulers providing the dumpster service must provide collection service at least once every week and the dumpster or dumpsters shall be of sufficient size and/or number to handle the accumulation of solid waste between pickup periods from the address being served. Two (2) or more citations for loose solid waste or related dumping violations within a one-year period shall be presumptive evidence that an additional dumpster or larger type containers are needed to serve that address. (86-Or-134, § 1, 6-12-86; 96-Or-046, § 43, 5-24-96)
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 225.720 Storing of solid waste.
225.720. - Storing of solid waste.
No person shall throw, place or deposit solid waste or any other kind of debris in any street, alley, sidewalk or on any public or private property in a commercial/industrial district, and only the owner, occupant or their authorized designee shall utilize the dumpster-type containers as described in this article. No person shall remove any solid waste therefrom, except the haulers or persons having the consent of the owner or occupant of the property served or law enforcement agencies in the pursuit of evidence. It shall be the responsibility of the owner and occupant of any private property in a commercial/industrial district to maintain that property in a condition free of strewn or piled solid waste or debris. (86-Or-134, § 1, 6-12-86; 96-Or-046, § 44, 5-24-96)
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 225.730 Household batteries.
225.730. - Household batteries.
It shall be unlawful to dispose of any household battery by placing it in any dumpster-type rubbish container, or any container other than a container authorized for such purpose by the director of public works, or in any other manner not authorized by the director of public works. This section shall take effect on the date that the city institutes and operates a program for the collection of discarded household batteries for buildings with five (5) or more dwelling units that do not have city rubbish collection services. Notice of the effective date of this section shall be published and broadcast in the printed and broadcast media beginning at least thirty (30) days before the effective date. (89-Or-227, § 3, 11-22-89; Ord. No. 2017-062, § 11, 11-3-17)
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 225.740 Enforcement.
225.740. - Enforcement.
The director of regulatory services and the director's authorized representatives shall enforce the provisions of this article. The director of regulatory services or the director's successor may delegate enforcement of this article to members of any department of the city. Such enforcement may include the abatement of overflowing dumpsters upon failure of the owner to respond to written orders with the resultant cost assessed against the property. This shall not be construed so as to prohibit the commissioner of health, the chief of police, or the chief of the fire prevention bureau, or their authorized representatives, from authority to provide for the enforcement thereof. The director of regulatory services or any authorized representative may alternatively use the procedures outlined in section 225.690 of this Code to clean up and charge for the cleanup or other abatement of overflowing dumpsters, mobile refuse containers, or any other solid waste or recycling collection device or solid waste collection point throughout the city, whether or not the city provides solid waste and recycling services for the property involved. (86-Or-134, § 1, 6-12-86; 89-Or-227, § 3, 11-22-89; Pet. No. 251060, § 44, 12-15-89; 91-Or-084, § 1, 5-10-91; 2014-Or-053, § 1, 8-29-14)
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 225.750 Solid waste collection point (SWCP).
225.750. - Solid waste collection point (SWCP).
(a) Every lot containing a building regularly used for human habitation shall provide a solid waste collection point (SWCP), to facilitate the temporary storage and collection of solid waste, recyclable materials and yard waste if there is a yard. Any solid waste, recyclables, yard waste and other materials being put out for collection shall be stored in appropriate containers as required by this Code and placed in the location established as the SWCP.
(b) The SWCP shall be established at or near the alley line, or at or near the rear entrance or rear wall of the building for commercial, industrial and institutional properties, or as otherwise determined by the director of public works.
(c) Persons who have a disability which would otherwise prevent compliance with this section may apply to the director of public works for location of a SWCP in a location that would otherwise not be in compliance with this Code. (2014-Or-053, § 2, 8-29-14)
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_TIT11HESA_CH225GARE_ARTVCODICOINDIFetched: 11/2/2026