Minneapolis closes unauthorized encampments using a notice-and-outreach protocol coordinated with Hennepin County Continuum of Care, providing shelter referral, belongings storage, and service connection before clearance.
Minneapolis Public Works and MPD coordinate encampment responses with Hennepin County Continuum of Care partners including Avivo Village, Catholic Charities St. Stephen's Shelter, and Simpson Housing Services. The protocol requires posted notice typically 72 hours before closure, on-site outreach offering shelter referral via Hennepin Adult Shelter Connect, storage of personal property up to 60 days at city facility, and connection to behavioral health and case management. Closures occur for documented health, safety, or fire hazards under Title 4 Health and Title 11 Public Property authority. Minnesota Stat. Ch. 327C and the Homeless Bill of Rights inform protocol design.
Returning to a posted closed encampment, dumping waste, or open fires within encampments triggers citation and removal; the protocol favors outreach over criminal enforcement against residents.
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