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Minneapolis expands demolition notice and allows environmental mitigation plans after foundry controversy
Summary
The committee amended the wrecking‑permit ordinance to require broader notice (350‑foot mailings), give staff and the Health Department authority to require environmental mitigation plans for demolition of potentially contaminated sites, and include a wildfire/wind stop at 15 mph. The ordinance passed unanimously at committee.
The Business, Housing and Zoning Committee on Dec. 2 amended the city's wrecking (demolition) permit ordinance to strengthen public notice and allow site‑specific environmental mitigation when hazardous materials or permits are present.
CPED development services inspector Steve Poore said the changes respond to events this year where nearby residents were not notified before demolition began at industrial sites with contamination concerns. The amendments expand notice from immediate adjacent…
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