Maple Grove, MN Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

Maple Grove City Code Sec. 14-31 declares that, in addition to nuisances defined in Minn. Stat. Sec. 609.74, the conditions listed in the nuisance division are nuisances punishable as misdemeanors. Sec. 14-32 enumerates specific blighting conditions declared nuisances, including outdoor accumulations of household appliances or furnishings; any motor vehicle that is inoperable, not currently licensed, or generally not being driven; firewood not neatly stacked in a compact manner; pipe, lumber, forms, machinery or occupational materials kept more than 90 days except when in current use for construction; and accumulations that tend to cause an unsightly appearance and discomfort to others. Sec. 14-32 also lists buildings damaged by fire or decay so situated as to endanger the public, trees that are dead or diseased or not maintaining foliage on more than 50 percent in the growing season, and property with incomplete landscaping or exterior for which no building permit was issued in the preceding 12 months. Separately, Sec. 8-121 adopts the International Property Maintenance Code, 2012, as the city's property maintenance code. Sec. 14-34 lets the City Council declare a property a public nuisance by resolution, order abatement, and, if the owner fails to comply, abate the condition and levy the cost as a special assessment collected with property taxes.