Lakeville, MN Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

Section 9-10-8 of the Lakeville City Code sets a graduated enforcement structure for short-term rental permit violations. On a first offense, the zoning administrator orders the permittee to correct the violation and take all appropriate action to prevent further violations. A second offense occurring within three hundred sixty-five (365) days of the first draws the same type of corrective order. A third offense occurring within one hundred eighty (180) days of the second results in immediate suspension of the permit, with the matter directed to the zoning administrator for reinstatement, amendment, or revocation.

After a third offense, the zoning administrator may revoke the license outright upon finding the property continues to be in violation. A revoked owner is barred from reapplying for three hundred sixty-five (365) days from the date of revocation. The code builds in a due-process track: an owner may appeal an administrative order or suspension to the zoning administrator within ten (10) days, with first, second, or third-offense appeals heard by the city council at its next regular meeting. Revocation appeals require written notice to the permit holder describing the violations, a published and mailed notice of a public hearing to owners within five hundred feet (500') of the property at least ten (10) days beforehand, and a city council hearing at which the council may reinstate the permit with conditions or revoke it. A final city council decision may be appealed within thirty (30) days to Dakota County District Court.