City Ordinances

An Ordinance is a municipal law which may be amended or repealed by adoption of another ordinance. Except in cases of emergency, an ordinance as passed by the City Council, takes effect five days after its publication in the city’s official newspaper.

Numerical Listing of Ordinances

ADMINISTRATION

City Council and Officials

#100 - Mayor's Term of Office

#129 - Workers Compensation Coverage for Mayor & Council Members

#130 - Disability, Life, Death Benefit, etc. for Mayor & Council Members

#149 - Compensation for Mayor & Members of the Council

#168 - Amending Compensation for Mayor & Council Members

City Offices and Organizations

#4 - Creation of a Board of Health

#31 - Organization of Volunteer Fire Department

City Policies

#1 - Designation of Three Public Spaces

#12 - Public Health

#68 - Establishing the Liability of the Owner of Property to The City of Glyndon for Utilities & Services Furnished the Occupant of Property in The City of Glyndon

#77 - Promoting General Health, Safety, & Welfare

#79 - Enacting Fire Code Regulations

Fees & Fee Schedule

#13 - Pool Hall Fee of $15 per Season

#142 - Sewer/Water Connection Fees

#161 - Adopting 2008 Fee Schedule

#163 - Adopting 2009 Fee Schedule

#166 - Fee Schedule 2024

#167 - Establishment of Fees for Emergency Protection Fire Services

#175 - 2014 Fee Schedule

#189 - Northern States Power Company - Electric Franchise Fee

#190 - Northern States Power Company - Gas Franchise Fee

BUSINESS REGULATIONS

Business Regulations

#21 - Business Regulations

Cable

#76 - Creating & Awarding Cable TV Franchise

#156 - Loretel Systems, Inc.

Gambling

#95 - Licensing & Regulating the Conduct of Gambling

#99 - Revoking Ordinance #95 - Licensing & Regulating Gambling

Licenses & Permits

#20 - License & Regulating the Keeping Bees

#52 - Amending Ordinance #28 - Building Permit

#65 - Establishment & Operation of a Used Car Dealership

#76 - Creating & Awarding Cable TV Franchise

#85 - Amending Ordinance #84 - Use Permit

#96 - Open Burning of Dried Leaves

#105 - Open Burning Restrictions & Permit Requirements

#110 - Amending Ordinance #65 - Used Car Dealerships

#143 - Moving Buildings

Liquor Regulations

#23 - Regulating the Sale of Non-Intoxicating Malt Liquor

#25 - Repealing Ordinance #23

#27 - Regulating "On-Sale" and "Off-Sale" Liquor License

#34 - Abolishing a Municipal Liquor Dispensary

#35 - Amending Ordinance #27 - Selling Malt Liquor

#36 - Amending Ordinance #34 - Sale & Consumption of Intoxicating Liquor

#58 - Open Bottle or Container in Vehicle

#74 - Amending Ordinance #36 - Sale & Consumption of Liquor

#86 - Amending Ordinance #74 - Liquor Licensing

#128 - Amending Ordinance #74 - Licensing, Sale, & Consumption of Intoxicating Liquors

#137 - Modifying Ordinance #128 - Licenses & Regulation of the Sale & Consumption of Intoxicating Liquor

#139 - Addition to Ordinance #58 - Open Container in Vehicle

#148 - Amending Ordinance #128 - Separate License Fee for Wine

#159 - Repealing Ordinances #27, 34-36, 86, 128, 137 & 148 - Regulating the Possession, Sale, & Consumption of Intoxicating & 3.2% Malt Liquor, Amendment Added: Server Training Requirement

#173 - Amending Ordinance #159 - Liquor License

Tobacco Regulations

#29 - Regulating the Sale of Cigarettes and Wrappers

#132 - Prohibit Sales of Cigarettes & Tobacco Products to Minors

#136 - Tobacco

#141 - Regulating Smoking in Public Places

#144 - Repealing Ordinance #132 - Tobacco Product Sales to Minors

#151 - Repealing Ordinance #29 - Regulating the Sale of Cigarettes & Wrappers

#178 - Regulating the Use of Electronic Delivery Devices Within the City of Glyndon

#179 - Regulating the Possession, Sale, & Consumption of Tobacco & Related Devices & Products

#180 - Regulating Tobacco-Free Parks & Related within the City Of Glyndon

GENERAL OFFENSES

Drug Paraphernalia

#158 - Drug Lab Sites & Chemical Dump Sites

#170 - Drug Paraphernalia

General Offenses

#2 - Prevent Obstruction of Street Crossings

#9 - Unlawful to have Billiards, Pool, or Gambling Tables in a Hotel, Saloon, or Public Place

#10 - Discharge of Firearms within City Limits

#15 - Vagrancy

#16 - Prohibits Pool Halls and Dance Halls from being Open on Sundays

#44 - Prohibiting Litter

#55 - Issuance of Worthless Checks

#56 - Criminal Damage to Property

#58 - Open Bottle or Container in Vehicle

#62 - Disorderly Conduct

#81 - Prohibiting Exhibition Driving

#135 - Gang Graffiti

#139 - Addition to Ordinance #58 - Open Container in Vehicle

#141 - Regulating Smoking in Public Places

#157 - Establishing Procedure for Enforcing Administrative Offenses

#172 - Weapons Ordinance

Minors

#18 - Curfew of 8:30 pm for All Individuals under the age of 16

#59 - Forbidden Acts or Statements of Minors

#60 - Contributing to the Neglect or Delinquency of a Minor

#61 - Regulating Curfew for Minors

#122 - Curfew for Minors

GENERAL REGULATIONS

Animals

#3 - Licensing of Dogs

#7 - Cattle, Horses, Asses, Sheep, & Swine at Large

#8 - Stock Obstructing Streets & Sidewalks

#94 - Keeping Animals Within City Limits

#109 - Amending Ordinance #94 Section 6 - Regulation of Animals

#140 - Amending Ordinance #94 - Licensing of Dogs

#146 - Animal Control

#164 - Animal Control Regulations - Repealed #146

Nuisances

#117 - Requirements for Grass Mowing, Weeds, Downed Trees, Debris, etc.

#138 - Noise Ordinance

#145 - Repealing Ordinance #138 - Noise

Right-Of-Way Management

#14 - Northern Pacific Right-Of-Way

#155 - An Ordinance Regulating the Removal and Placement of Snow from City Streets, Boulevards, and ROWs Within the City

#162 - Regulation of Right-Of-Way

Sidewalks, Streets, & Alleys

#117 - Requirements for Grass Mowing, Weeds, Downed Trees, Debris, etc.

#150 - Naming an Unnamed Street

#153 - Establishment of Sidewalk Improvement District

#154 - Naming an Unnamed Avenue

Trees

#98 - Regulations for Tree Planting & Removal

#117 - Requirements for Grass Mowing, Weeds, Downed Trees, Debris, etc.

LAND USAGE

Building Regulations

#28 - Requirement to Have a Building Permit

#30 - Structural Condition of Buildings

#37 - Regulating Trailer Houses

#50 - Amending Ordinance #37 - Trailer Parks

#67 - Adopting a State Building Code

#82 - Adopting MN Building Code

#88 - Numbering Houses and Buildings

#104 - Adopting MN State Building Codes

#114 - Adopting Minnesota State Building Code

#118 - Requirements for Mobile Homes

#124 - Adopting Minnesota State Building Codes

#125 - Deeming Buildings Unsafe for Occupancy

#127 - Minimum Space Requirement for Dwelling

#147 - Adopting MN State Building Codes

#185 - Ordinance Regulating the Construction of Housing Structures in the Southview Addition to be Built with the Low Opening Above the 925.00 Elevation

Floodplain Management

#84 - Flood Hazard & Floodplain Zoning

#89 - Prohibit Future Development in Floodplain

#171 - Floodplain Management: Part 1

#171 - Floodplain Management: Part 3

#171 - Floodplain Management: Part 2

#182 - Ordinance as it Pertains to Opting-Out Language for Temporary Family Health Care Dwellings - Amending Chapter 3 of the Zoning Ordinance

Rental Units

#126 - Rental Units & Inspections

Zoning

#71 - Establishing a 4-Way Stop Sign

#72 - Amending Ordinance #71 - Zoning

#83 - Amending Ordinance #71 - Zoning

#87 - Zoning

#91 - Amending Zoning Ordinance

#92 - Placement of Manufactured Homes

#93 - Planning & Zoning Commission

#97 - Amending Ordinance #92 - Placement of Manufactured Homes

#102 - Amending Zoning Ordinance

#106 - Amending Zoning Ordinance

#107 - Zoning Ordinance - Repealed 6/22/16, see #181

#108 - Floodplain Zoning: Part 1 & 2

#115 - Amending Ordinance #108 - Floodplain Zoning

#121 - Name Change: Jones' Second Addition

#134 - Land Annexation

#152 - Amending Ordinance #107 - Zoning Map

#165 - Amend Section Z-12-02 of the Zoning Ordinance Relating to Accessory Structures

#169 - Amending Zoning Ordinance

#176 - Agriculture Commercial Zoning

#181 - Zoning - Repealing Ordinance #107

#183 - Ordinance Expanding the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction to 1-Mile

#184 - Subdivision Ordinance

PUBLIC WORKS

Electric

#17 - Establishment of an Electric Light Commission

#26 - Northern States Power Company

#32 - Northern States Power Company

#66 - Northern States Power Company

#116 - Northern States Power Company

#119 - Red River Valley Electric Cooperative

#187 - Northern States Power Company - Electric Franchise Ordinance

Garbage

#46 - Establishing a Dump Ground & Regulations of Use

#64 - Collection & Disposal of Garbage & Refuse

#111 - Amending Ordinance #39 - Utility Rates

#120 - Amending Ordinance #64 - Garbage Disposal

#133 - Amending Ordinance #64 - Collection & Disposal of Garbage & Refuse

Gas

#22 - Granting a Municipal Gas Corporation

#123 - Northern States Power Company

#188 - Northern States Power Company - Gas Franchise Ordinance

Sanitary Sewer

#39 - Regulating Use of Public & Private Sewers

#51 - Amending Ordinance #39 - Sewage Disposal Fund

#68 - Establishing the Liability of the Owner of Property to The City of Glyndon for Utilities & Services Furnished the Occupant of Property in The City of Glyndon

#73 - Amending Ordinance #39 - Sewer System

#90 - Amending Ordinances #48, 49, & 68 - Payment & Collection Procedures for Utility Bills

#101 - Revoking Ordinance #90 - Establishing Payment & Collection of Utility Bills

#111 - Amending Ordinance #39 - Utility Rates

#113 - Establishing Sewer Service Charge System

#142 - Sewer/Water Connection Fees

Storm Water Management

#160 - Establishing a Storm Water Utility

Water

#48 - Establishing a Municipal Water System

#49 - Amending Ordinance #48 - Setting Water Rates

#68 - Establishing the Liability of the Owner of Property to The City of Glyndon for Utilities & Services Furnished the Occupant of Property in The City of Glyndon

#80 - Amending Ordinance #48 - Municipal Water System

#90 - Amending Ordinances #48, 49, & 68 - Payment & Collection Procedures for Utility Bills

#101 - Revoking Ordinance #90 - Establishing Payment & Collection of Utility Bills

#111 - Amending Ordinance #39 - Utility Rates

#142 - Sewer/Water Connection Fees

#174 - Dual Water Meters

#186 - An Ordinance Regulating Nonessential Water Usage Upon Critical Water Deficiency as Authorized by MINN. STAT. ~103.291, SUBD. 1 and 2

TRAFFIC CODE

Motor Vehicle Driver's License

#54 - Driver's License

Parking Regulations

#193 - #193 - Parking Regulations

Recreational Vehicles

#47 - Regulation of Snowmobiles

#131 - Amending Ordinance #47 - Regulating Snowmobiles & ATVs within City Limits

#177 - Regulating Special Vehicles - Repeals Ordinance #131

Traffic

#24 - Regulating the Speed of Vehicles

#53 - Regulating Traffic

#58 - Open Bottle or Container in Vehicle

#71 - Establishing a 4-Way Stop Sign

#75 - Establishing Stop Signs

#78 - Repealing Ordinance #71 - Establishing a 4-Way Stop Sign