Saint Paul Department of Safety & Inspections

Rule Changes

Enforcing vegetation ordinance and issuing citations

Three Saint Paul homeowners have filed formal appeals against city orders to cut tall grass and weeds on their properties, arguing the growth is intentional native plantings and pollinator habitat, not neglect. The cases, scheduled for public hearings in late August, are forcing the city to interpret its decades-old vegetation ordinance in an era of climate-conscious landscaping.

Updated 2 hours ago

Rule Changes

Makes initial determinations on rent increase exception applications

Saint Paul voters capped annual rent increases at 3% in 2021. Five years later, a wave of appeal hearings will test how far the ordinance's exceptions let landlords push past that limit.

Updated 3 hours ago