Permit guides
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A Minneapolis ADU requires an administrative land-use application, a building permit and all applicable trade permits, followed by inspections before occupancy.
A residential electrical panel or service upgrade requires a Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry electrical permit and inspection.
Minneapolis does not require a building permit for a fence, but the fence must follow current zoning rules for location, height and design.
Most installed residential heating, cooling, ventilation, refrigeration and gas-piping replacement work requires a Minneapolis mechanical permit.
Minneapolis treats reroofing as permit work and lists eligible reroofs in its contractor express-permit program.
A Minneapolis residential solar installation requires a City building permit and a separate Minnesota electrical permit.
Minneapolis requires a plumbing permit to replace or install a water heater, with gas, mechanical or electrical approvals added when the installation changes those systems.