Registration of contaminated sites.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 48.230
in effect48.230. - Registration of contaminated sites.
(a) Any person(s) in control of any contaminated site within the City of Minneapolis shall register that site annually with the authority.
(b) A contaminated site for the purpose of this section is any parcel of land where soils and/or groundwater have been contaminated by various substances and which has been reported to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) or the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) as a contaminated site. These sites shall include but shall not be limited to those sites which have been administratively listed pursuant to Minnesota Statute Chapter 115C, the Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Act; Minnesota Statute Chapter 115B, the Minnesota Environmental Response and Liability Act; those sites administratively listed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42 U.S.C., Section 9601 et. seq.), those sites participating in the MPCA administered Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup Program, those sites administratively listed as a result of soil or groundwater contamination with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, and those sites which are administratively placed on the federal superfund list known as CERCLIS.
(c) Except where specifically noted in this section, any person(s) in control of any contaminated site shall pay the pollution control annual registration fee for each site registered as required by section 48.310. Registration fees are not required for those sites enrolled in the MPCA administered Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup Program provided the participating party was not the source of contamination at any time and continues to make progress toward cleaning the site, and for those sites that have been a contaminated site within the meaning of this section for less than one (1) year.
(d) Annual registration is not required for sites where remediation has been certified complete by the MPCA or U.S. EPA. It shall be the responsibility of all person(s) in control of such sites to provide the Authority with documentation stating that MPCA or U.S. EPA has determined the site closed and sufficiently remediated so that no further cleanup actions are required. If a closed file is reopened by the MPCA or U.S. EPA the site shall again be registered. (2000-Or-017, § 1, 4-7-00; 2002-Or-169, §§ 13, 22, 11-8-02; Ord. No. 2016-026, § 18, 4-1-16)
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_TIT3AIPOENPR_CH48MIWAMAAU_48.230RECOSIFetched: 11/2/2026