About Regulatory Services & Emergency Preparedness

The Regulatory Services and Emergency Preparedness Division of the City Coordinator's Office is responsible for the supervision and management of Regulatory Services Divisions including Inspections and Licenses & Consumer Services. In addition, citywide Emergency Preparedness is coordinated by Regulatory Services and Emergency Preparedness.

The Department of Regulatory Services contains two main business lines: Inspection Services and Operations, Licensing and Environmental services. Each business line carries out activities through the Regulatory Services Division. The Department is charged with the responsibility of protecting the health, safety and welfare of Minneapolis residents through a program of regulation, inspection, testing, and enforcement of laws and ordinances pertaining to licensed business establishments, building inspection, housing inspection, plan review, pollution control, and animal care and control.

Regulatory Services provides the investigation and enforcement of laws and ordinances pertaining to:

  • Licensed businesses.
  • Building and housing code inspections including plan review, condemnation and removal of hazardous buildings.
  • Inspection of all construction activities.
  • Pollution control activities including hazardous site cleanup, noise, illegal dumping, and the storage of hazardous materials.

Mission & Values

Mission

Working to ensure the safety, health, and livability of our community through information, education, regulation, and enforcement of applicable laws and regulations.

Values

Safety - addressing an issue that can cause fatal harm to an individual.

Health - addressing an issue that could cause sickness or other non-fatal harm to an individual

Livability - addressing an issue that affects quality of life.

Accountability - each employee will be accountable to systems, policies, people, and the public interest to provide excellent customer service, and accept the obligation and responsibility to be accountable for their actions, and the actions will be measured and reported.

Regulatory Services and Emergency Preparedness
Public Service Center
250 S. 4th St., Room 401
Minneapolis, MN 55415