GENERALLY

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances tit. 13, ch. 301, art. I

in effect

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 301.10 Definitions.

301.10. - Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall mean: Dry cleaning establishment. A place where cleaning or dyeing of clothing or other like materials is accomplished with chemicals other than water, and for which a charge is made. Laundry. Premises upon which clothing or other like articles are accepted from the public for washing or cleaning and for which a charge is made, the work being done upon the licensed premises, and including so-called self-service laundries, launderettes and laundromats. Pickup station. A business establishment which accepts from the public, clothing or other like material to be laundered, dry cleaned, dyed or pressed, and for which a charge is made, the laundering, dry cleaning, dyeing or pressing being done by a laundry or dry cleaning establishment located on premises other than those of the pickup station. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 340.010)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 301.20 License required.

301.20. - License required. No person shall engage in the business of operating a dry cleaning establishment or a laundry without being properly licensed under this article. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 340.020; 2015-Or-093, § 1, 12-11-15)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 301.30 Application for license.

301.30. - Application for license. Application for any license under this article shall be made to the licensing official in writing stating the name of the applicant and the location of the premises to be licensed. If the applicant is a partnership, all partners' names shall be shown; if a corporation, the names of the principal officers shall be shown. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 340.030; 2013-Or-191, § 1, 12-6-13)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 301.40 Approvals required.

301.40. - Approvals required. No license shall be granted under this article without the approval of the building official, the chief of the fire department, and the commissioner of health. No dry cleaning establishment shall be licensed unless it complies with state law and this Code. Licenses shall be granted or denied pursuant to section 259.30. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 340.040; 2005-Or-126, § 1, 11-18-05; 2013-Or-191, § 2, 12-6-13)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 301.50 License fees.

301.50. - License fees. The annual license fees for each laundry, nonflammable dry cleaning establishment, or flammable dry cleaning establishment shall be as established in the License Fee Schedule. A laundry and dry cleaning establishment may be operated on the same premises under one (1) license. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 340.050; Ord. of 10-11-74, § 1; 77-Or-147, § 1, 7-15-77; 78-Or-253, § 1, 12-8-78; 80-Or-105, § 1, 5-9-80; 83-Or-103, § 1, 4-29-83; 86-Or-041, § 1, 3-14-86; 90-Or-014, § 1, 1-26-90; 91-Or-049, § 1, 3-29-91; 98-Or-046, § 1, 5-22-98; 2001-Or-170, § 1, 12-28-01; 2002-Or-023, § 1, 4-5-02; 2002-Or-126, § 1, 9-27-02; 2015-Or-093, § 2, 12-11-15)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 301.60 When licenses expire.

301.60. - When licenses expire. Licenses issued under this article shall expire on January first of each year. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 340.060; 2009-Or-152, § 1, 11-13-09)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 301.70 Revocation of license.

301.70. - Revocation of license. The city council may revoke any license issued under this article when any judgment against a licensee in connection with acceptance of clothing or other materials for laundering, dry cleaning, dyeing or pressing remains unappealed and unpaid for a period of six (6) months. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 340.070)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 301.80 Enforcement.

301.80. - Enforcement. This article shall be enforced by the commissioner of health and the licensing official, or their designees. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 340.080; Ord. No. 2016-008, § 1, 2-12-16)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 301.90 Sale of food, drink, medicines.

301.90. - Sale of food, drink, medicines. No business licensed under this article shall be maintained or conducted in the same room where food or drinks are sold or served to the public, or where drugs or medicines are sold or dispensed to the public, nor in a room or rooms adjoining premises where food or drinks are sold or served to the public, or where drugs or medicines are sold or dispensed to the public, unless expressly permitted in this section, or unless such pickup station, laundry or dry cleaning establishment shall be completely separated from such adjoining premises where food or drinks are sold or served to the public, or where drugs or medicines are sold or dispensed to the public, by unpierced walls or partitions from the floor to the ceiling. Unless expressly permitted in this section, no person employed in any place where food or drinks are sold to the public shall receive or in any manner handle any clothing or like materials accepted or received by any pickup station, laundry or dry cleaning establishment. A business which sells food and drinks to the public at retail may operate a dry cleaning and laundry pickup station limited to dropoff and pickup of dry cleaning and laundered outer shirts, provided that all items dropped off for cleaning shall be handled and bagged only by the customer at a separate counter from the food and beverage counter, that the items be secured in a closed plastic or nylon bag or equivalent, and that the items be kept and stored in a manner approved by the commissioner of health. The prohibitions contained in this section shall not apply to candy sold and dispensed in the original container or package provided by the manufacturer of such candy, nor to any regularly licensed automatic vending machine dispensing hot chocolate, coffee or soft drinks. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 340.090; 85-Or-042, § 1, 2-22-85)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 301.100 General cleanliness and maintenance.

301.100. - General cleanliness and maintenance. The floors, walls and ceilings in any room or area that is open to the public, including toilet rooms, if provided, shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and good repair. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 340.090)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 301.105 Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene).

301.105. - Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene). No dry cleaning machine, new or used, shall use tetrachloroethylene, otherwise known as "perc," as a solvent. Tetrachloroethylene shall also not be used for other means of spot cleaning or any other use in the dry cleaning facility. (Ord. No. 2016-008, § 2, 2-12-16; Ord. No. 2019-030, § 1, 8-8-19)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 301.110 Exception for lodging places.

301.110. - Exception for lodging places. Nothing in this article shall prohibit any person operating any hotel, motel, rooming house or apartment house from accepting or receiving clothing or other like articles from registered guests or tenants of said hotel, motel, rooming house or apartment house for laundering, dry cleaning, dyeing or pressing, provided that no person or employee of any hotel, motel, rooming house or apartment house receiving or accepting clothing or other like articles for laundering, dry cleaning, dyeing or pressing shall have any connection with the handling of food or drinks or the dispensing of drugs or medicines. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 340.100)

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_TIT13LIBURE_CH301LADRCLES_ARTIGEFetched: 11/2/2026