Public Conduct in Maple Grove, MN (2026)
7 verified public conduct rules for Maple Grove, Minnesota, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Public Urination
Maple Grove's nuisance ordinance makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate on any public or private property outside restrooms; violators face misdemeanor nuisance charges under City Code § 20-229.
Maple Grove Bans Public Urination and Defecation
Heavy RestrictionsMaple Grove City Code § 20-229(16)
For any person to urinate or defecate on public or private property other than in facilities provided for such functions.
Skateboarding Rules
Maple Grove prohibits riding skateboards and other self-propelled wheeled devices on shopping-center or general-public-traffic property where posted notice bars them, unless the rider has the owner's written permission in hand.
Maple Grove Restricts Skateboarding in Business Areas
Significant RestrictionsMaple Grove City Code § 32-3
Self-propelled wheeled device...including, but not limited to, skateboards, rollerskis, roller skates, and inline skates. ... It shall be unlawful for any person to ride or operate a self-propelled wheeled device...(1)Upon any property containing facilities designed to invite public pedestrian shopping traffic or general public traffic where notice has been posted and authorization has been giv...
Loud Party Ordinance
Maple Grove bans organizing or hosting loud parties that disturb neighbors, and makes staying after police order a dispersal a separate offense.
Maple Grove Nuisance Gathering Rules
Significant RestrictionsMaple Grove City Code § 20-146
No person shall organize or promote any activity described in this section or shall allow such activity on property within the person's control, or remain within any area wherein such activity is taking place after being ordered to disperse by a peace officer, unless that person is there for the sole purpose of abating the disturbance. The activities prohibited by this section are as follows: ...
Loitering Rules
Maple Grove's disorderly conduct code bans loitering or lurking in public or on others' property when it disturbs, alarms, or signals criminal intent.
Maple Grove Loitering Ordinance
Significant RestrictionsMaple Grove City Code § 20-60(2)
Lurking, lounging, loitering, or being concealed in, upon, or near the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, sidewalks or other public places, public grounds, and public buildings ... when: a. Such conduct results in the making of any noise, riot, disturbance or improper diversion to the annoyance or disturbance of another; ... d. One is part of a group or crowd ... so as...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Maple Grove makes it a petty misdemeanor to smoke or vape anywhere on city park property, including outdoor recreational facilities and gathering spaces, unless the area is specially designated for smoking.
Smoking, Vaping Banned on Maple Grove Park Property
Significant RestrictionsMaple Grove City Code § 20-119
It shall be a petty misdemeanor for a person to smoke or vape on park property as defined in this section.
Public Marijuana Use
Using cannabis or any cannabinoid product in public spaces across Maple Grove, sidewalks, streets, parks, and parking lots, is a petty misdemeanor, though private property and licensed consumption sites are exempt.
Maple Grove Bans Public Cannabis Use
Significant RestrictionsMaple Grove City Code § 20-120
It shall be a petty misdemeanor for a person to use cannabis or any cannabinoid product in a prohibited public space as defined by this section.
Public Alcohol Use
Maple Grove bans consuming or possessing an opened alcoholic beverage on public property and in outdoor areas without the landowner's permission.
Maple Grove Open Container Ban
Significant RestrictionsMaple Grove City Code § 20-23
Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall, in any of the areas specified in subsection (b) of this section, consume any alcoholic beverage or possess any alcoholic beverage in any container which is or has been opened, or the seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed. ... (1) All property owned by the public or for its benefit, including, but not limi...
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