Minnetonka, MN Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Minnetonka prints its inspection sequence in the trade sections of Chapter 5. For plumbing, section 510.025 requires the permit holder to notify the city immediately when the work is complete and ready for inspection and testing, and to notify the city again before any portion of the work is connected within a building, giving the city reasonable time and opportunity to inspect before construction progresses to a point where the work can no longer be examined. Work cannot be covered until the city has inspected and accepted it.

Occupancy is the last gate: no one occupies new premises until the city has had an opportunity to make a final inspection, has approved the installation, and has issued a certificate of occupancy. Electrical work follows a parallel track in section 505.030. The authorized inspector makes the inspections necessary to determine compliance, no work can be covered until an inspector has inspected and accepted it, the permit applicant must notify the city that the work is ready for inspection or reinspection, and the owner or occupant must give the inspector free access at reasonable times.

If part of the work falls short of the minimum standards, the inspector gives the applicant written notification describing the defects. The applicant pays an additional fee prescribed in chapter 710 for each reinspection, is responsible for correcting the defects, and cannot place the system in service until every defect is corrected or eliminated. The community development department is the code enforcement agency under section 500.015, and the building official, a state-certified official appointed by the city manager, can delegate inspection authority to qualified individuals under the official's direction and control.

Plumbing enforcement falls to the community development director and authorized agents under section 510.030. Subdivision improvements have their own check: section 400.035 has the city engineer or designee inspect required improvements during construction, with all inspection costs paid by the owner or subdivider.