Lakeville, MN Building Safety: Door Locking Hardware (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- cannabis businesses in I-1/I-2 Industrial Districts
- Same rule applies
- O-P Office Park cannabis under section 11-38-5.B.6
- Required
- deadbolt locks on every exterior door
- Also required
- locks on all other windows or access points
- Extra security
- guards, steel doors possible by city order
- Penalty
- misdemeanor under section 1-4-1
Summary
In the City of Lakeville, Minnesota, City Code section 11-38-7.G requires every cannabis business operating in the I-1 or I-2 Industrial Districts to install deadbolt locks on all exterior doors and locks on every other window or access point, on top of monitored burglar alarms and continuous video surveillance. City staff can order additional hardware such as steel doors or security guards for a specific site.
... G. Security: ... ... 4. Deadbolt locks shall be installed and utilized on all exterior doors and locks shall be installed on all other windows or access points. 5. Additional security requirements including, but not limited to, security guards, steel doors, and steel window coverings shall be required as determined by city staff.
Full Breakdown
Section 11-38-7 sets the security standards a cannabis business must meet to operate in Lakeville's I-1 or I-2 Industrial Districts, and subsection G is the hardware list. Under G.1, every door, window and access point needs a professionally monitored burglar alarm with an audible component and police notification. G.2 adds twenty-four hour, seven-day surveillance cameras with thirty-day video storage covering every entrance and the trash receptacles, and G.3 requires exterior lighting bright enough for cameras and observers, either continuously on or motion-activated, under section 11-16-17.
G.4 is the door-hardware rule itself: deadbolt locks on every exterior door, plus locks on every other window or access point, with no exception for a back door or loading entrance. G.5 lets city staff go further and order security guards, steel doors or steel window coverings for a particular business as the risk warrants. Section 11-38-5.B.6 imposes the identical deadbolt and alarm package on cannabis operations in the O-P Office Park District, the only commercial zone where the code allows a cannabis business, so the hardware standard is the same whether the business sits in an office park or an industrial park.
None of this replaces the Minnesota State Building Code egress and lock requirements the City Building Official already enforces under title 9 of the City Code; it is an additional, cannabis-specific security layer tied to the business's registration under chapter 24 and its state license from the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management.
Violations & Fines
A cannabis business that skips the required deadbolts, alarms or cameras is out of compliance with its city registration under chapter 24 and its conditional use permit conditions, and the violation is a misdemeanor under City Code section 1-4-1, enforceable by the Zoning Administrator or Chief Building Official under section 1-4-1-1. Each day the hardware stays missing is a separate offense under section 1-4-2, and the city can also suspend the cannabis registration itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
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