Minneapolis City, Community Leaders Say New Ordinance Aims To Decrease Number Of Vacant, Hazardous Buildings

CBS Minnesota

July 24, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS — City and community leaders in Minneapolis on Monday detailed an ordinance that they hope will reduce the amount of hazardous vacant buildings.

Last week, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed the ordinance that places a two-year time limit on the eligibility for a building to be on the vacant building registry, or VBR. Right now, there is no limit, so some properties have been vacant for years.

At a late morning news conference held outside a former Burger King restaurant, City Council members Robin Wonsley and Jeremiah Ellison, along with community leaders, spoke on the ordinance.

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