SIDEWALK CAFES

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances tit. 13, ch. 265, art. VII

in effect

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 265.280 Authorized; permit required.

265.280. - Authorized; permit required. (a) Any licensee under Chapter 188, 362 or 366 of this Code who is licensed to sell food, beer or liquor for consumption on designated premises may apply to the licensing official for a special permit to conduct a portion of such licensed business in a sidewalk café on a part of the public way immediately adjoining the licensed premises. (b) To the extent authorized in any such special permit granted under the provisions of this article, the permittee may conduct such licensed business on the public way, notwithstanding the provisions of sections 186.40, 364.40, 368.40 and 427.130 of this Code. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 227.010; Ord. of 8-10-73, § 1; 2013-Or-169, § 3, 12-6-13; Ord. No. 2018-074, § 3, 12-7-18)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 265.290 Restrictions.

265.290. - Restrictions. (a) Each permit issued pursuant to this article shall specify the area in which such café may be operated; provided that no sale or service shall be permitted in any portion of the street designated for vehicular travel. (b) Issuance of a permit shall not be construed as authorizing any permanent installation to be placed in the public way. (c) Tables, chairs, furnishings or other equipment may be stored during those periods of time such sidewalk café is not open and being operated if the storage is within the approved portion of the café area and all items are secured to prevent unauthorized use. (d) No such permit shall authorize a sidewalk café at any location where the same is prohibited by state law, or this Code of Ordinances, except as herein provided. (e) Except as specifically provided herein, the ownership, operation and maintenance of a sidewalk café shall be subject to all applicable laws, ordinances and regulations. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 227.020; 83-Or-079, § 1, 4-8-83; 91-Or-135, § 1, 7-12-91; 2002-Or-073, § 1, 8-9-02; 2003-Or-2003-Or-071, § 1, 6-20-03; 2006-Or-109, § 1, 10-6-06; 2011-Or-076, § 1, 8-19-11)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 265.300 Procedure for new permits.

265.300. - Procedure for new permits. (a) An applicant for a permit under this article shall file an application therefor on forms provided by the director of licenses and consumer services. In addition to any other information required by said director, the application shall include evidence that notification of the application has been mailed or delivered to the ward council member, the neighborhood group(s), and the business association(s), if any, for the area in which the premises is located. The neighborhood group(s) and the business association(s) to be notified are those organizations that appear on a list maintained by the planning department for this purpose. Where the premises for which the license is sought is located on a public street that acts as a boundary between two or more such neighborhood or business organizations, the notification shall be provided to the organizations that repre sent the adjacent area(s). The notification shall include the following information: the type of license applied for; the address of the premises for which the license is sought; and the applicant's name, address and telephone number. (b) Upon the filing of the application the director of licenses and consumer services shall refer the application to its standing committee on licenses for consideration and the conduct of a hearing thereon. The director of licenses and consumer services shall notify by mail all residents, to the extent such notice is feasible, and property owners within three hundred (300) feet of the proposed sidewalk café of the time and place at which such application shall be considered by the committee. Said notice shall go to all owners of record of property as identified in the records of the Hennepin County Department of Property Taxation. The director shall also notify the appropriate neighborhood group(s) and business association(s) of the time and place of the hearing. (c) The director of licenses and consumer services shall also notify the director of public works, the police license inspector and the commissioner of health of such application, and they shall each report to the committee and make such recommendation as they deem appropriate. (d) The final action of the committee on such application shall be reported to the council for its action. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 207.030; Pet. No. 251179, § 11, 12-29-89; 2003-Or-007, § 1, 1-31-03)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 265.305 Reserved.

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 265.310 Insurance.

265.310. - Insurance. No permit authorized by this article shall be effective until the applicant therefor has filed with the licensing official of insurance insuring the applicant against liability imposed by law arising out of the ownership, maintenance or operation of such sidewalk café in amounts of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for the injury or death of one (1) person, three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) for the injury or death of two (2) or more persons, and ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) for damage to property. The city shall be named as an additional named insured in the policy providing such insurance, and such policy shall further provide that it may not be canceled except upon ten (10) days' written notice filed with the licensing official. No permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be valid at any time the insurance required herein is not maintained and evidence of its continuance filed with the licensing official. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 227.040; 2013-Or-169, § 3, 12-6-13)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 265.320 Permit revocation.

265.320. - Permit revocation. Any special permit authorized by this article may be revoked at any time by the city council. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 227.050; Pet. No. 251179, § 12, 12-29-89; Ord. No. 2018-074, § 4, 12-7-18)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 265.330 Permit fees.

265.330. - Permit fees. (a) Each year at the time of filing the application for such a permit, the applicant shall pay to the city finance officer a sum as established in Appendix J, License Fee Schedule. (b) The fees required herein shall be in addition to any fees or payments required by section 14.150 and Chapters 188, 362, 363, and 366 of this Code of Ordinances. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 227.060; Ord. of 8-10-73, § 1; Ord. of 10-11-74, § 1; 77-Or-147, § 1, 7-15-77; 78-Or-253, § 1, 12-8-78; 80-Or-067, § 1, 4-25-80; 86-Or-041, § 1, 3-14-86; Pet. No. 251179, § 13, 12-29-89; 90-Or-014, § 1, 1-26-90; 91-Or-049, § 1, 3-29-91; 98-Or-046, § 1, 5-22-98; 2000-Or-100, § 1, 10-13-00; 2001-Or-166, § 2, 12-28-01; 2002-Or-023, § 1, 4-5-02; 2002-Or-105, § 2, 9-27-02)

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_CH265SPPESPBUUS_ARTVIISICAFetched: 11/2/2026