Saint Paul, MN

Saint Paul requires a working smoke alarm in every dwelling, lodginghouse, apartment house and hotel under Chapter 39, adopting the state smoke-alarm statute (Minn. Stat. §§ 299F.362…

Open burning of yard waste, leaves, brush, and debris is prohibited in Saint Paul under the fire code and MPCA rules. Only recreational fires with clean wood are allowed.

Saint Paul only allows temporary consumer fireworks sales structures for eleven days a year, June 25 through July 5, and only after a city permit, at least 100 feet from residential…

Backyard recreational fires are allowed in Saint Paul without a permit. Fires must be under 3 feet wide by 2 feet high, 15-25 feet from structures, and constantly attended.

Saint Paul follows the Minnesota State Fire Code's operational-permit requirement for propane, but carves out an exemption for ordinary residential use: single-family homes with a tank…

Minnesota DNR designates statewide and regional wildfire restriction zones during elevated fire danger, suspending all burning permits. Restrictions apply uniformly within designated…

Saint Paul requires every short-term rental platform to hold a platform license, report listing and rental-night data to the city every quarter, and tell each host that the host is on…

Saint Paul zoning caps short-term rentals at one unit per lot in RL-H1 districts unless the building is an owner-occupied duplex, triplex, or fourplex with the owner living there…

Saint Paul STR hosts register through the PAULIE online system with proof of ownership, insurance, Workers Comp, and an Affidavit of Compliance. Listings are banned until licensed.

Saint Paul charges $45 a year for a short-term rental host license, whether the unit is owner- or non-owner-occupied, and $11,181 a year for a short-term rental platform license. Both…

Saint Paul caps STR units per building by property type: 1 unit for single-family homes, up to 4 for owner-occupied fourplexes, and 50% (max 4) for larger buildings without a CUP.

Saint Paul STRs must follow Chapter 293 noise limits: 65 dBA daytime (7 AM-10 PM) and 55 dBA nighttime (10 PM-7 AM). Events and parties are prohibited at STR properties.

Saint Paul doesn't require a host to be on-site, but Sec. 379.01 and Sec. 379.07(b) require a 'responsible party' to be available as a point of contact for the city and the guest for…

Saint Paul STR hosts need $300,000 aggregate liability insurance via ACORD certificate. Hosts using only Airbnb, VRBO, or HomeAway may rely on platform coverage instead.

Saint Paul does not impose a minimum parking requirement on short-term rentals; the zoning code instead sets a surface-parking maximum of 2.5 spaces per dwelling unit (2 near transit…

Saint Paul runs a formal feral-cat framework under Legislative Code Chapter 202: a stray cat can be impounded and held five days, but a cat believed feral may instead go straight to a…

Saint Paul lets the environmental health officer require a permit for animals kept 'in a manner or number that may result in unsanitary conditions,' even when no other section of the…

Saint Paul pet shops can't sell, barter, auction or otherwise transfer dogs or cats at all under City Code § 347.05(c). They may only host animal shelters and rescue groups showcasing…

Any hoofed animal, horses, goats, sheep, pigs and similar livestock, needs a city permit before it can be kept anywhere in Saint Paul. Legislative Code § 198.02(a) bars stabling…

Saint Paul bans keeping wolves, coyotes, jackals and any dog-wolf or dog-coyote crossbreed, every skunk and raccoon, and 'regulated animals' like big cats, bears and primates obtained…

Saint Paul has no dog-breed ban. Legislative Code Sec. 200.01 defines 'dangerous animal' and 'potentially dangerous animal' purely by conduct, unprovoked bites, attacks or aggressive…

Saint Paul doesn't require spaying or neutering pets generally, but a dog declared 'dangerous' under Chapter 200 must be sterilized at the owner's expense within 30 days under…

Saint Paul zones veterinary clinics as enclosed-building uses: Sec. 65.536 requires soundproofing and odor control, bans outdoor kennels outright, and in traditional neighborhood and…

Saint Paul doesn't microchip pets generally, but once a dog is declared 'dangerous' the owner must have a veterinarian implant a microchip under Legislative Code Sec. 200.15, pay the…

Saint Paul dogs must be effectively restrained, inside a fence or on a leash no longer than six feet, anywhere in public under Legislative Code Sec. 200.05, except in posted off-leash…

Saint Paul bans intentionally feeding deer anywhere in the city under Legislative Code Sec. 201.01. The ban covers grain, salt licks, fruit, vegetables, hay or any other edible…

Saint Paul requires a permit before anyone keeps a beehive in the city. Legislative Code § 198.02(e) states flatly that no person shall keep or allow to be kept any hive or other…

Saint Paul lets residents compost on their own property, but Legislative Code Sec. 357.08 caps the bin at 100 cubic feet on lots under 10,000 square feet (150 cubic feet on larger…

Saint Paul requires grass and weeds below 8 inches under Chapter 45. The city may mow non-compliant properties and bill the owner. Managed natural landscapes are exempt under MN Stat…

Saint Paul requires a free Forestry permit for trimming or pruning public boulevard trees. Licensed contractors must perform the work. Private trees need no permit outside the Tree…

Saint Paul requires a certified tree preservation plan before any building, grading, or fill permit, lot split, plat approval, or site-plan-review application removes a tree of 12…

Saint Paul's Board of Water Commissioners can declare drought-phase watering restrictions under Legislative Code § 91.05, cutting outside watering to set hours, specific days, or…

Minnesota does not restrict collecting rainwater in barrels for gardens and landscaping, but plumbed nonpotable rainwater catchment systems that supply fixtures, water features, or…

Ordinance 24-5 requires new surface parking lots with 15+ spaces to be EV-ready. At least 80% of spaces must have conduit to electrical service, with 1 in 30 fully wired.

Saint Paul bans heavy commercial and overweight vehicles from parking overnight in residential areas and restricts them on nearby streets entirely. Under Legislative Code Section…

When Saint Paul's public works director declares a snow emergency, parking bans kick in on designated plow routes for up to 96 hours. Chapter 161 splits every city street into 'night…

Saint Paul makes it illegal to abandon a motor vehicle on public or private property, or to let one sit abandoned on property you control. Chapter 163 defines 'abandoned' broadly…

Saint Paul residents facing overflow parking from nearby businesses or institutions can petition for a residential permit parking district under Chapter 164. A qualifying area needs at…

Saint Paul impounds vehicles into a public pound that the police department runs itself: Sec. 162.04 makes the department the poundkeeper and puts the pound under the full and complete…

Saint Paul has no year-round nightly parking ban, but Sec. 161.02(b) lets the public works director impose a continuous winter parking restriction on any or all city streets between…

Saint Paul limits how long recreational vehicles, campers and boat trailers can sit on public streets. Any vehicle or combination 22 feet or longer, or 7 feet or wider, cannot park on…

Saint Paul's traffic engineer marks loading zones on public streets for freight and passenger loading under Sec. 152.12 of the Legislative Code. Commercial vehicles using a marked zone…

Saint Paul's general parking rules in Sec. 157.01 and 157.03 bar stopping or standing so as to interfere with traffic, blocking a driveway or alley, and leaving a vehicle in the same…

Saint Paul limits front-yard driveways on lots with up to four dwelling units to 12 feet wide, with a 4-foot allowance near the garage door, a 20-foot exception for long setbacks, and…

Saint Paul requires a Home Occupation Affidavit filed with DSI to certify zoning compliance. No fee if standard conditions are met. Applications go through the PAULIE platform.

Saint Paul allows home occupations one identification sign no larger than two square feet. It may not be in a required yard setback. Illuminated or electronic signs are prohibited.

Minnesota Stat. 28A allows Saint Paul residents to sell homemade non-hazardous foods directly to consumers, capped at 78,000 dollars annually. MDA registration required.

Saint Paul lets a county-licensed family day care operate in an ordinary home without a conditional use permit. City Zoning Code Sec. 65.222 caps family day care at ten children and…

Saint Paul limits home occupation customers to appointment-only visits for fine arts, crafts, and personal services. Walk-in retail and wholesale traffic are prohibited.

Minnesota has never created a microenterprise home kitchen permit, and its food code closes the door from the other side. Minn. R. 4626.1425 says a private home, a room used as living…

Saint Paul allows up to two accessory dwelling units per one-family home under Section 65.913, capping each unit at 800 square feet or 75 percent of the principal home's floor area…

Saint Paul caps backyard sheds and detached garages at three non-dwelling accessory buildings per lot, totaling no more than 1,200 square feet, and requires a minimum 3-foot setback…

Ramsey County sets no rule on converting a garage to living space. This is municipal zoning and building permitting under Minn. Stat. 462.357. In St. Paul, a garage converted to a…

Ramsey County sets no tiny-home rule. Whether a tiny home is allowed, and as a primary dwelling or an ADU, is decided by city zoning under Minn. Stat. 462.357. In St. Paul a tiny home…

Retaining walls over 4 feet tall in Saint Paul require a building permit and engineered plans. Only segmental block, CMU, or poured concrete walls are generally approved by the city.

All fences in Saint Paul must be on the owner's property and kept in good repair. Sec. 60.209 sets zoning rules, historic district guidelines, and corner-lot visibility standards.

All fences in Saint Paul require a plan review and permit from DSI. The base fee is $45 for the first 200 lineal feet. Inspections are required for fences over 7 feet, pool fences, and…

Saint Paul bans barbed wire fencing on or near any residential lot and prohibits aboveground electric fences citywide except for animal containment at Como Zoo. Where barbed wire is…

Minnesota's partition fence law, Minn. Stat. chapter 344, makes adjoining landowners build and maintain a boundary fence in equal shares when both parcels raise livestock and one owner…

Saint Paul bans loud leaf blowers, mowers and other domestic power tools between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. The Legislative Code defines domestic power tools to cover any mechanically…

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 293.02(c) makes it a violation to own, keep or harbor any animal whose noise repeatedly annoys a neighbor: specifically, noise audible from outside the…

Saint Paul requires an amplified sound permit before any event's amplified music or announcements may exceed the city's baseline noise limits. The Department of Safety and Inspections…

Saint Paul caps outdoor sound at 55-80 dBA depending on the receiving zone and time of day. Residential areas get the strictest cap -- 65 dBA by day, dropping to 55 dBA overnight…

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 293.02(e)(2) bans playing a car stereo, radio or other amplified-sound device loud enough to be heard 50 feet from the vehicle on a public street, alley…

Aircraft noise in Minnesota is governed primarily by federal aviation rules, with state oversight through the Metropolitan Airports Commission and MnDOT airport zoning standards. Local…

Any pool open to the public, members, apartment residents, or hotel guests in Saint Paul needs a Sec. 360.01 public-pool license before it can operate. Sec. 360.04 requires the…

Building a residential swimming pool in Saint Paul requires a building permit from the building official under Section 33.03(a), plus a separate electrical permit, Section 33.04 sets a…

Saint Paul has no standalone car-alarm ordinance; a triggered alarm is regulated instead under Legislative Code § 293.02(e)(3), which bans sounding "any horn or signal device" on a…

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 293.02(e)(1) bans operating "any automobile, truck, motorcycle or other vehicle" in a way likely to cause significant annoyance to a reasonable person…

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 293.05 requires every stationary internal combustion engine, the category that covers portable and standby generators, to discharge exhaust through "a…

Saint Paul requires yard waste to be kept separate from trash and set out only in a yard waste cart, compostable bag, or bundle: never mixed with the regular trash cart. Under Sec…

Saint Paul bars contractors from tracking or dumping construction debris onto streets, alleys, and sidewalks. Sec. 221.01 makes it unlawful for a contractor's vehicles to deposit dirt…

Commercial dumpsters and roll-off containers in Saint Paul must carry a DSI-preapproved advisory label spelling out what can and can't go inside, per § 357.05(f)(4), and § 357.05(f)(5)…

Saint Paul requires every residential dwelling unit to use the city's contracted hauler for trash collection: private hauling contracts are void. Under City Code Sec. 220.03, no person…

Since July 1, 1993, Sec. 357.09(a)(3) has required every Saint Paul owner, lessee or occupant of residential, commercial and industrial property to separate compostable materials from…

Saint Paul limits how early and how long trash and yard waste carts can sit at the curb: carts go out no more than 18 hours before pickup and no later than 6:00 a.m. on collection day…

Sec. 357.09(a)(1) has required every Saint Paul residential owner, lessee or occupant to separate recyclable materials from trash and set them out for collection since July 1, 1991…

Saint Paul's base trash service already includes free bulky-item pickup, two items a year for small-cart households, three for medium or large carts, plus one holiday tree, under Sec…

Saint Paul spells out what a household must do before the designated hauler will collect trash: choose a cart size, keep the lid fully closed, and keep out any 'unacceptable materials'…

Saint Paul requires a Class A license for commercial massage or bodywork centers and a Class B license for home-based massage businesses under Legislative Code Chapter 412. The…

Selling any tobacco, vape, or nicotine product at retail in Saint Paul requires a city license under Legislative Code § 324.01. The city caps the total number of licenses, 100 tobacco…

Saint Paul requires every wrecker or tow truck operator to hold a DSI-issued license under Chapter 361, post a $10,000 surety bond, call the police auto desk before hooking up any…

Saint Paul secondhand and antique dealers need a city license under § 355.01(a) before buying or selling used goods, must hold any 'reportable' item, electronics, jewelry, firearms…

Running a pawnshop in Saint Paul requires a city pawnbroker license under Legislative Code § 344.01, plus a $5,000 surety bond under § 344.03(b). Licensees must report every…

Saint Paul limits adult massage parlors to one adult use per building under Legislative Code Chapter 412A, requires a city council public hearing before licensing, and mails notice to…

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 280.06 makes it a misdemeanor to loiter on city streets after midnight while lying in wait, hiding, or consorting with thieves, prostitutes, or "other…

Saint Paul does not ban skateboarding outright. Sec. 153.02 of the Legislative Code only prohibits riding rollerblades, rollerskates, skateboards or ice skates on a public street…

Despite Minnesota's 2023 cannabis legalization, public consumption remains prohibited in Saint Paul streets, sidewalks, parks, and other public spaces, with violations treated as petty…

Saint Paul prohibits open containers of alcohol on public streets, sidewalks, and parks, with limited exceptions for licensed festivals, designated entertainment districts, and Xcel…

Saint Paul bans smoking in every city park and within 25 feet of the entrances, exits, windows, and air intakes of public places and workplaces. Sec. 222.02, adopted in 2023, covers…

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 282.01 bans aggressive solicitation citywide: touching, blocking, following, intimidating approaches, and group panhandling are misdemeanors, and any…

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 280.08 flatly bans urinating in any public place, streets, alleys, parking lots, sidewalks, malls, boulevards and parks all count, and exempts only…

Saint Paul holds hosts criminally responsible for gatherings where alcohol reaches minors. Under the Social Host Ordinance, it's a misdemeanor to host or allow an event of three or…

Saint Paul restricts food vendors from muscling in on a permitted block party or community festival. Legislative Code § 366.07 bars anyone licensed under Chapter 331A for mobile food…

Saint Paul requires a police-issued permit before closing any public street, sidewalk, or alley for a block party or community festival. Legislative Code § 366.04 requires the…

Anyone staging a parade, race, or public assembly of more than 25 people in Saint Paul needs a police-issued permit under Legislative Code Sec. 366A.01. Applications carry a…

A Saint Paul restaurant already licensed under Legislative Code Chapter 331A can apply to the Department of Safety and Inspections for a sidewalk café license plus a separate…

Want to hold a parade, festival, rally or other public gathering in a Saint Paul park? Section 170.10(j) requires written permission from the parks director first -- 'no processions…

Under Sec. 373.15(b) of the Legislative Code, Uber and Lyft drivers licensed in Saint Paul may not pick up or drop off riders on designated taxicab stands, in no-stopping or…

Any company that wants to put rental scooters or e-bikes on Saint Paul streets first needs a city contract. Legislative Code Sec. 141.02 bars operating a 'shared transportation system'…

Minnesota runs two separate tracks. A motorized golf cart, ATV, utility task vehicle or mini truck may use a public road only where the county, city or town has passed an ordinance…

Minnesota Statutes Chapter 504B controls security deposits for Saint Paul rentals, requiring interest at 1% per year, return within 21 days of move-out, and itemized written deductions…

Saint Paul tenants are protected from landlord harassment by Minnesota Statutes Chapter 504B, the Minnesota Human Rights Act, and city rental-licensing rules requiring landlords to…

When a Saint Paul landlord wins city approval to raise rent above the 3% cap, § 193A.07(c)(4)-(5) requires the Department of Safety and Inspections to notify every affected tenant of…

Chapter 34 sets the baseline every Saint Paul rental and owner-occupied dwelling must meet: heat to at least 68°F even at -20°F outside, hot water between 110-120°F, and a minimum 150…

Saint Paul caps annual rent increases at 3% of the existing monthly rent for most residential rental units under Legislative Code § 193A.04, a rule voters approved in November 2021…

The moment a Saint Paul owner-occupied home turns into a rental, Section 40.01(b) starts a 30-day clock: the owner must apply for a provisional fire certificate of occupancy, file a…

Saint Paul does not require landlords to have just cause to end a tenancy. Legislative Code § 193A.05(b) states nothing stops a landlord from refusing tenancy for a reason other than…

Since a 2023 amendment, Minn. Stat. Sec. 504B.321, subd. 1a requires a landlord to give a tenant 14 days' written notice before filing an eviction for nonpayment of rent. The notice…

Under Minn. Stat. Sec. 504B.211 a landlord must give reasonable notice of not less than 24 hours before entering a tenant's unit and may enter only for a reasonable business purpose…

Minn. Stat. Sec. 504B.177 caps late fees on residential rent at 8% of the overdue rent payment and allows a late fee only if landlord and tenant agreed to it in writing. The statute…

Under Minn. Stat. Sec. 504B.135, either party may end a tenancy at will with written notice at least as long as the rent interval or three months, whichever is less. For monthly rent…

Minn. Stat. Sec. 541.02 sets a 15-year limitations period to recover real estate, the basis for adverse possession. For platted, taxed land the claimant must also have paid the…

Saint Paul charges a 3% local lodging tax on transient stays under 30 days, stacked atop Minnesota's 6.875% sales tax for an effective rate near 10% paid by hotel and short-term rental…

A nonconforming billboard within 330 feet of I-94 or I-35E north of I-94 that is designed to be read from the freeway may convert to a dynamic-display billboard only if it is at least…

Digital and dynamic-display signs in Saint Paul must sit at least 75 feet from a residential district along the road, cap dynamic display area at 20 percent of a property's total…

Temporary window signs in most Saint Paul business districts cannot cover more than 30 percent of the store window area, including door windows, and may not be placed between 4 and 7…

Saint Paul allows political signs on private property subject to First Amendment protections. Minnesota law (MN Statutes §211B.045) specifically protects the display of political signs…

Saint Paul makes it unlawful to operate any elevator, escalator or similar lifting equipment without a current certificate of inspection posted at the machine. Section 38.04 puts the…

Saint Paul requires a separate electrical permit for any new electrical installation, remodeling, replacement or repair, apart from minor repairs the state board of electricity…

Saint Paul bans applying paint with lead content at or above 0.06 percent by weight to any residential surface, interior or exterior, under Sec. 34.10(8)(a). Existing paint that's…

Saint Paul's demolition licensing chapter requires every wrecking job in the city to provide sufficient scaffolding to protect life, limb and property, under DSI supervision and…

Saint Paul requires child care centers in RL-H1 residential districts to occupy a nonresidential building formerly used by a church, school or community center, and mandates a 3.5-foot…

Saint Paul requires a building permit from the Department of Safety and Inspections before anyone constructs, enlarges, alters, repairs, moves, demolishes or changes the occupancy of a…

Saint Paul requires carbon monoxide alarms in every dwelling, lodginghouse, apartment house and hotel under Chapter 39, adopting the state's CO-alarm mandate (Minn. Stat. §§ 299F.362…

No one may install, remove, alter, repair or replace plumbing, gas or drainage piping, a standpipe or sprinkler system, or water heating/treating equipment in Saint Paul without a…

Saint Paul's property maintenance code requires that every door serving as a building exit be openable from the inside easily and without a key, so occupants can never be locked in…

Saint Paul's building official issues a certificate of compliance confirming a building meets Chapter 34's property maintenance standards, charging $540 for a single-family dwelling…

Saint Paul requires city- and HRA-funded construction and major renovations to meet a certified green building standard under Legislative Code Chapter 81, plus the city's own "Saint…

Saint Paul closes its parks overnight. Section 170.02 bars anyone but on-duty city employees from entering a park or park property between 11:00 p.m. and daylight, except for direct…

Saint Paul bars minors from public streets, parks, and other unsupervised public places during set curfew hours: 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. for minors 15 and under, and 12:01 a.m. to 4:00…

Saint Paul's Legislative Code Chapter 44 bars police, fire and city attorney criminal-division staff from questioning, arresting or detaining anyone solely to enforce federal civil…

Saint Paul bans the retail sale of flavored tobacco, vaping, and nicotine products citywide, but carves out an exception for dedicated tobacco products shops. Legislative Code §…

Minnesota raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco and electronic delivery devices to 21 in 2020 through changes tied to Minn. Stat. 461.12 and 609.685, aligning with federal Tobacco…

Saint Paul caps residential building height by zoning district under Table 66.231: 35 feet in the RL large-lot and H1 districts, 39 feet in H2 (36 feet for flat or shed roofs), 40 feet…

Saint Paul caps how much of a residential lot buildings can cover: 40% in the RL large-lot district, 45% in H1, and 50% in H2, per the Zoning Code's dimensional standards table. A…

Saint Paul's Zoning Code sets minimum front, side and rear yard setbacks by residential district, 30 feet front in RL down to 10 feet front in the RM multi-family districts, with…

Saint Paul zones mobile food units as an outdoor commercial use under Sec. 65.525, which requires a conditional use permit once an outdoor vending operation covers more than ten…

Saint Paul peddlers and cart vendors can't just plant themselves on a sidewalk or street to sell. Sec. 345.08(a) requires a separate 'use of street' permit from the Department of…

Operating a food truck in Saint Paul requires a mobile food vehicle license under Legislative Code § 331A.04. The Department of Safety and Inspections licenses the truck itself, and…

Building or maintaining anything that projects into a Saint Paul public right-of-way, retaining walls, areaways, nonstandard walks, tunnels, and similar structures, needs written…

Saint Paul bars anyone from piling building materials, carts, boxes, lumber, firewood, posts, awnings or 'any other materials or substance whatever' onto a public sidewalk, alley or…

Repairing or replacing a public sidewalk in Saint Paul is not a do-it-yourself job: Legislative Code § 121.01 bars anyone from constructing or repairing a sidewalk, driveway, or curb…

Saint Paul lets H1 and H2 residential lots add extra dwelling units and 5% more lot coverage in exchange for affordable housing, larger units, or preserving existing structures, under…

Saint Paul bans noxious weeds from boulevard gardens under Legislative Code § 105.04, adopting the state's Minn. Rules 1505.0730 list, species like Canada thistle, leafy spurge, poison…

Saint Paul runs a proactive, points-based reinspection system for rental housing instead of waiting on tenant complaints. The Department of Safety and Inspections classifies every…

Disturb more than a quarter acre in Saint Paul and trigger site plan review, or clear an acre or more for construction, and the city requires an approved Stormwater Management Plan…

Saint Paul declared a climate emergency and adopted CARP in 2019, setting carbon-neutrality by 2050 and shaping building, transportation, and energy rules citywide.

Saint Paul defines the 'regulatory flood protection elevation' as at least 2 feet above the regional (100-year) flood's water surface profile, per Sec. 68.114. In the FF Flood Fringe…

Saint Paul's floodplain management overlay, Chapter 68, covers every parcel the FEMA flood insurance rate map places in zones A or AE along the Mississippi River, plus zone A around…

Saint Paul requires a grading permit before moving more than fifty cubic yards of fill, and every grading job must follow Appendix E of the 2007 Minnesota State Building Code. Larger…

Development along Minnesota's Lake Superior shoreland outside Duluth must meet the standards in the North Shore Management Plan, set statewide by Minnesota Rules 6120.2800, subpart 1a…

Any business that performs pest control in Saint Paul, trapping, chemical treatment, structural fixes, needs a Saint Paul Pest Control License under Sec. 334.01, with at least one…

Adults 21 and older in Saint Paul may grow up to eight cannabis plants per residence, with a maximum of four flowering at a time, under Minn. Stat. §342.09. Plants must be at the…

Saint Paul keeps licensed cannabis retailers three hundred feet from every primary and secondary school. Sec. 65.511(b) of the zoning code measures the distance from the school's…

Beyond its school buffer, Saint Paul's cannabis retail zoning rule requires a conditional use permit for new retail construction over 15,000 square feet outside industrial districts…

Minnesota Statutes section 342.09 allows adults 21 and older to cultivate up to eight cannabis plants per residence, with no more than four mature, statewide. Cities cannot prohibit…

Saint Paul's 2017 Earned Sick and Safe Time ordinance predates Minnesota's 2024 statewide law and remains in force where it offers stronger protections, requiring all employers to…

Saint Paul has no separate right-to-farm ordinance; agriculture is a regulated zoning use under Section 65.771, requiring a site plan and soil lead test for every farm use, a…

Minnesota's Right to Farm law in Minn. Stat. 561.19 protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits when they have operated for at least two years and comply with…

CC&R enforcement in Saint Paul HOAs is governed by the association declaration and MN Stat. Ch. 515B. Associations may impose fines or pursue legal action.

Under the Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act (Minn. Stat. Ch. 515B), an association gets an automatic lien for unpaid assessments. Section 515B.3-116 gives it a six-month…

The Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act requires open board meetings (Minn. Stat. § 515B.3-103), annual meetings with director elections (§ 515B.3-108), and gives owners broad…

Minnesota Statutes section 500.215 makes void and unenforceable any deed restriction, restrictive covenant, homeowners association document, lease term, contract, or even a local…

Minnesota Statutes section 515B.3-102(a)(11) lets a common interest community association levy reasonable fines for violations of the declaration, bylaws, and rules, but only after…

A Minnesota common interest community association can foreclose on your home without ever going to court. Minn. Stat. § 515B.3-116(h)(1) gives the association a power of sale to…

Minnesota is one of the states that runs the opposite way on this question. Nothing in the Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act caps how far an association may restrict leasing…

Saint Paul designates historic buildings, districts and objects as heritage preservation sites through the Heritage Preservation Commission and City Council, then locks in local review…

Saint Paul requires exterior building-illumination lighting, the kind typically used for security floodlights, to be placed and shielded so it doesn't interfere with the vision of…

Digital billboards and other dynamic-display signs in Saint Paul cannot exceed 0.3 footcandles above ambient light measured from 50 feet away, and must have an automatic dimmer that…

Saint Paul's zoning code requires all outdoor lighting citywide, including parking lot lighting, to be shielded to cut glare and aimed away from nearby residential districts, with a…

Installing a solar system in Saint Paul requires a building permit priced at one percent of project valuation with an $85 minimum, plus compliance with zoning height and setback…

Minn. Stat. 500.216 bars homeowners associations and other private entities from prohibiting a roof-mounted solar energy system on a qualifying single-family home. Effective July 1…

A building that's in danger of collapse, has loose exterior parts, or carries blistered and rotting siding is a 'nuisance' under Saint Paul's Legislative Code, and the city's…

Saint Paul property owners and occupants have 24 hours after snow or ice stops falling to clear it from the public sidewalk abutting their building or lot under Legislative Code §…

Peddlers, transient merchants, and solicitors must get a license from Saint Paul before going door to door, per City Code § 345.02. Solicitors doing business strictly by appointment…

A Saint Paul resident who doesn't want peddlers or solicitors knocking can post a weatherproof 'NO SOLICITORS' card at the main entrance under Sec. 345.11(a). Once that card is up, §…

Minnesota Statutes Chapter 360 classifies unmanned aircraft as aircraft subject to FAA regulation and state aeronautics rules. The Department of Transportation Office of Aeronautics…

Minnesota issues permits to carry pistols under the Minnesota Citizens' Personal Protection Act, codified at Minn. Stat. 624.714, with sheriffs administering shall-issue permitting for…

Minnesota statute 471.633 broadly preempts local firearms regulation, reserving authority over the lawful sale, transfer, possession, carrying, transportation, storage, and use of…

Minnesota law treats open carry of a pistol the same as concealed carry, requiring a permit under Minn. Stat. 624.714, while long-gun open carry is generally lawful absent local…

Minnesota requires a permit to carry a pistol on or about the person or in a vehicle under Minn. Stat. 624.714, with state preemption barring stricter local rules under Minn. Stat…

Nonprofit, fraternal, veterans', and religious organizations need a license from the Gambling Control Board before running bingo, raffles, paddlewheels, tipboards, or pull-tabs. Minn…

Minnesota's gambling statute excludes "a private social bet not part of or incidental to organized, commercialized, or systematic gambling" from the legal definition of a bet. Under…

Minnesota has never authorized a licensed sportsbook. Placing a bet is a misdemeanor under Minn. Stat. § 609.755(1), and taking bets crosses into gross-misdemeanor or felony territory…

Minnesota does not run sobriety checkpoints, and it never legislated for them. The words checkpoint and roadblock do not appear anywhere in chapter 169A, the impaired driving chapter…

Minnesota is a one-party consent state. Minn. Stat. section 626A.02, subdivision 2, paragraph (d) makes it lawful for a person not acting under color of law to record a wire…

Minnesota has never enacted a general stop-and-identify statute. Neither chapter 609, the criminal code, nor chapter 629, the arrest chapter, creates an offence of refusing to give a…

Minnesota wrote the rule into the search chapter, not the legalisation act. Minn. Stat. section 626.223, added by 2024 Laws chapter 123, article 3, section 5 and effective 1 August…

Minnesota previously preempted local plastic bag bans under Minn. Stat. 325E.045, but the legislature repealed that preemption in 2023, allowing cities like Minneapolis to enforce bag…

Minnesota allows extra forward lighting but counts and measures it. Minn. Stat. 169.56 lets any motor vehicle carry no more than two spot lamps, two fog lamps mounted 12 to 30 inches…

Minnesota answers the dash cam question with a closed list rather than a measurement. Minn. Stat. 169.71, subd. 1(a)(2) bars any object suspended between the driver and the windshield…

Minnesota motorcyclists may split and filter, but only in slow traffic. Minn. Stat. § 169.974, subd. 5(f) still prohibits riding between lanes, riding abreast of another vehicle in the…

Minnesota leaves no room for a tinted, smoked or even perfectly clear plate cover. Minn. Stat. § 169.79, subd. 7 says it is unlawful to cover the assigned letters and numbers, or the…

Minnesota has never written a radar detector statute. A full-text search of the 2025 Minnesota Statutes on the Revisor of Statutes site returns zero occurrences of the phrase "radar…

Minnesota does not have a studded-tire season. Minn. Stat. § 169.72, subd. 1(c) bars any tire on a highway from carrying a block, stud, flange, cleat or spike of any material other…

Minnesota applies one light-transmittance figure to the whole car. Minn. Stat. 169.71, subd. 4(3) bars driving a Minnesota-registered vehicle whose side or rear windows pass less than…