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Minneapolis Code of Ordinances tit. 12, ch. 244, art. XII
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Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1210 Compliance required.

244.1210. - Compliance required. No person shall operate a hotel, or shall occupy or let to another for occupancy any hotel unit in any hotel, except in compliance with the requirements set forth in the housing maintenance code. In addition the provisions of this article shall apply to hotels licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 297. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 78.010)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1220 License required.

244.1220. - License required. No person shall operate a hotel without a valid hotel license granted by the city council as required by Chapter 297. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 78.020; Pet. No. 252271, § 26, 5-11-90)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1230 Inspection; recommendation to council.

244.1230. - Inspection; recommendation to council. The commissioner of health shall inspect each hotel for which a license application is filed. The commissioner shall transmit to the city council a recommendation relative to such hotel license application. If the commissioner recommends that such application be denied, the reasons for such recommendation shall be set forth by the commissioner. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 78.030; Pet. No. 252271, § 27, 5-11-90; 2013-Or-161, § 30, 12-6-13)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1240 Posting of license.

244.1240. - Posting of license. Every current hotel license shall be conspicuously posted by the operator either at the hotel registration desk or in a public corridor or lobby. Said license shall be in a frame with a glass covering and shall remain posted at all times. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 78.050; Ord. of 8-10-73, § 2; Ord. of 8-29-74, § 1; Ord. No. 2018-073, § 1, 12-7-18)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1250 Suspension, revocation of license.

244.1250. - Suspension, revocation of license. The city council may suspend or revoke any hotel license if the licensee of such hotel is found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this Code of Ordinances relating to the operation of hotel. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 78.060)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1260 Register to be kept.

244.1260. - Register to be kept. Every person to whom a hotel license has been issued shall at all times keep a hotel register within the hotel, in which shall be written the names of all occupants renting or occupying hotel units in such hotel. The register shall be signed by the persons renting a hotel unit. After the name or names of persons renting or occupying any hotel unit the operator, or the operator's agent, shall write the number of the room or rooms which each person is to occupy, together with the date and hour when such room or rooms are rented, all of which shall be done before such person is permitted to occupy such room or rooms. The register shall be at all times open to inspection by the chief of police, commissioner of health, the director of regulatory services and the fire marshal or their authorized representatives. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 78.070; 76-Or-184, § 1, 10-29-76; 78-Or-244, § 47, 11-22-78; Pet. No. 252271, § 28, 5-11-90; 2013-Or-161, § 31, 12-6-13)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1270 False registration.

244.1270. - False registration. No person shall write or cause to be written in any hotel register any other or different name than the true name of such person or the name by which such person is generally known. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 78.080)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1290 Numbering of units.

244.1290. - Numbering of units. Every licensed hotel operator shall number in a plain conspicuous manner every hotel unit and any tenement units and dwelling units if any such tenement units and dwelling units exist within the hotel. No two (2) units shall bear the same number. No number on any hotel unit, tenement unit, or dwelling unit shall be changed without first notifying the commissioner of health so the occupancy record cards can be changed to agree with the unit numbering. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 78.100; 2013-Or-161, § 32, 12-6-13)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1300 Compliance with housing maintenance code.

244.1300. - Compliance with housing maintenance code. Every dwelling unit located within a hotel shall comply with all of the requirements for dwelling units as otherwise provided in the housing maintenance code. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 78.110)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1310 Preparation of meals in hotel units.

244.1310. - Preparation of meals in hotel units. No occupant of a hotel shall cook and prepare meals in a hotel unless such meals are prepared in a dwelling unit contained therein; provided that occupants of a hotel who are employed in a public restaurant located within that hotel may live and sleep in rooms located within the hotel. No food shall be cooked or prepared in any room in any hotel unless such room is part of a dwelling unit contained therein. This section shall not prohibit the cooking, preparation and serving of food in a licensed restaurant within the licensed hotel. Nor shall this section be construed to prohibit the serving of meals in a hotel unit from the hotel restaurant. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 78.120)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1320 Communal kitchens prohibited.

244.1320. - Communal kitchens prohibited. Communal kitchens as herein defined are prohibited in any hotel. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 78.130)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1330 Lavatory and bath facilities.

244.1330. - Lavatory and bath facilities. At least one water closet, hand lavatory and bathtub or shower, properly connected to a water and sewer system and in good working condition, shall be supplied for each ten (10) persons or fraction thereof residing within a hotel, including members of the operator's family wherever they share the use of the said facilities; provided that in a hotel where rooms are let only to males, flush urinals may be substituted for not more than one-half of the required number of water closets, and provided further, that in hotels existing prior to July 1, 1972, where a hand lavatory connected to a water and sewer system approved by the director of inspections and in good working condition is supplied in each hotel unit, then the number of persons who may share in the use of a water closet and bathtub or shower shall not exceed twelve (12) persons. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 78.140)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1360 Bed linens and towels.

244.1360. - Bed linens and towels. The operator of every hotel shall supply and change bed linen and towels therein at least once each week, and prior to the letting of any room to another occupant. The operator shall be responsible for the maintenance of all supplied bedding mattresses and springs in a clean and sanitary manner. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 78170; 78-Or-244, § 49, 11-22-78)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1370 Sanitary maintenance.

244.1370. - Sanitary maintenance. The owner or operator of every hotel shall be responsible for the sanitary maintenance of all walls, floors and ceilings, and for maintenance of a sanitary condition in every other part of the hotel. The owner or operator shall be further responsible for the sanitary maintenance of the entire premises where the entire structure or building within which the hotel is contained is leased or occupied by the operator. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 78.180; 78-Or-244, § 50, 11-22-78; Pet. No. 252271, § 29, 5-11-90)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1400 Extermination of pests.

244.1400. - Extermination of pests. The owner or operator of a hotel shall be responsible for the extermination of any insects, rodents, vermin or other pests therein, and shall be further responsible for such extermination on the entire premises where the entire structure or building within which the hotel is contained is leased or occupied by the operator. Notwithstanding, whenever infestation of a hotel is caused by failure of the owner to maintain the building within which the hotel is contained in a ratproof or reasonably insectproof condition, extermination shall be the responsibility of the owner. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 78.210; 78-Or-244, § 52, 11-22-78; Pet. No. 252271, § 30, 5-11-90)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1410 Reporting of communicable disease.

244.1410. - Reporting of communicable disease. The operator of a hotel shall report to the commissioner of health within twenty-four (24) hours the name of any person living in the hotel who is suffering from any communicable disease, and such report shall be made whenever there is reason to believe or suspect that any person in such hotel may be afflicted with any communicable disease. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 78.220)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.1420 Exit signs.

244.1420. - Exit signs. All exits in hotels shall he marked with red internally illuminated exit signs that will be clearly visible from hallways, corridors, and public areas. Where exit signs are not visible there shall be illuminated directional markers indicating the location and direction to follow to reach such exits. Such internally illuminated signs shall be marked "EXIT" in letters at least four (4) inches high. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 78.230)
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_TIT12HO_CH244MACO_ARTXIIHOFetched: 11/2/2026

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