Oakdale, Minn., Code of Ordinances ch. 7 § 7-18

Provisional Licenses

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Oakdale, Minn., Code of Ordinances ch. 7 § 7-18
(a) Licensed rental dwellings with four (4) or more units that have generated an average of .50 calls or greater per dwelling unit in a preceding one (1) year period as specified below are eligible only for provisional licenses. Properties with provisional licenses may qualify for a regular license only after a one (1) year period with fewer than .50 police or fire calls per dwelling unit.
(1) Police and fire calls that are counted in determining whether a provisional license is required include the following types of calls or events, all of which are hereby declared to constitute a nuisance or other disorderly conduct:
a. Calls or events listed in Section 7-16 ;
b. Calls or events categorized as part-one crimes in the Uniform Crime Reporting System, including murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, theft, auto theft and arson;
c. Calls or events categorized by the police department as one of the following:
1. Dangerous weapons and firearms, Minnesota Statutes 609.02. Subd. 6, 609.66. Subd. 1 (a), 609.67, and City Ordinance 13-6,
2. Noise prohibited, City Ordinance 19-4,
3. Gambling, as defined in Minnesota Statutes 609.75,
4. Prostitution, as defined in Minnesota Statutes 609.321.9,
5. Audible vehicle alarms, City Ordinance 18-12 ,
6. Barking dog, dangerous dog, dog at large, and sanitation, City Ordinance 4-6, 4-9, 4-16 and 4-22 ,
7. Controlled substances, Minnesota Statutes 152.01.4,
8. Drug paraphernalia, Minnesota Statutes 152.092,
9. Disorderly conduct, Minnesota Statutes 609.72,
10. Allowing curfew violations, City Ordinance 13-3,
11. Allowing underage consumption or possession of alcohol, Minnesota Statutes 340A.503,
12. Disorderly conduct, Minnesota Statutes 609.72,
13. Damage to property, Minnesota Statutes 609.595,
14. Assault 5 th degree, non-domestic violence, Minnesota Statutes 609.224,
15. Interference with a police officer or firefighter, Minnesota Statutes 609.50,
16. Unlawful assembly, Minnesota Statutes 609.705,
17. Presence at an unlawful assembly, Minnesota Statutes 609.715,
18. Terroristic threats, Minnesota Statutes 609.713,
19. Possession of, or receiving stolen property, Minnesota Statutes 609.53.
d. The City Building Official may determine that multiple incidents shall be counted as a single incident in appropriate cases.
(2) Calls will not be counted for purposes of determining whether a provisional license is required where the victim and suspect are family or household members as defined in the Domestic Abuse Act, Minnesota Statutes Section 518B.01. Subd. 2(b), and where there is a report of Domestic Abuse as defined in the Domestic Abuse Act, Minnesota Statutes Section 518B.01 Subd. 2(a).
(3) The period of time used to determine whether a provisional license is required is the twelve (12) month period ending two (2) months before the six (6) month review period described in Section 7-16.2.
(4) Upon request, the city will provide by mail to each licensee a monthly report of calls described in Subsection (a)(1) above.
(b) The applicant for a provisional license must submit for Building Official's review a mitigation plan for the license period. The mitigation plan shall describe steps proposed by the applicant to reduce the number of police and fire calls described in Subsection (a)(1) to a level that qualifies for a regular license. The mitigation plan may include such steps as: changes in tenant screening procedures, changes in lease terms, security measures, rules and regulations for tenant conduct and security personnel.
(c) The application and the proposed mitigation plan will be presented to the Building Official. After giving the applicant an opportunity to be heard and to present evidence, the Building Official shall approve, disapprove, or approve with conditions the application and the mitigation plan. If the Building Official disapproves an application and mitigation plan or approves it with conditions, it shall state its reason for doing so in writing. In evaluating a mitigation plan submitted by an applicant already under a provisional license, the Building Official will also consider the effectiveness of measures identified in the applicant's previous mitigation plan and the need for different or additional measures to reduce police and fire calls.
(d) The licensee shall comply with the mitigation plan as approved or modified by the Building Official. No later than the tenth day after each calendar month, the licensee shall mail or deliver to the City Building Official a written report describing all steps taken in furtherance of the mitigation plan during the preceding month.
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Plain English

Oakdale Code of Ordinances ch. 7 § 7-18 establishes a provisional licensing tier for rental properties of four or more units that have averaged at least 0.50 qualifying police or fire calls per dwelling unit over the prior year. A broad range of incidents—from Part 1 crimes to noise complaints and controlled-substance calls—count toward that threshold, though domestic-abuse calls are explicitly excluded from the tally. A property on a provisional license can only return to regular licensed status after completing a full year below the 0.50 calls-per-unit threshold, and the operator must submit and follow a mitigation plan approved by the City Building Official during that period.

Written by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 · Reviewed on November 13, 2026

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For Property Managers

Operators of four-or-more-unit rental properties in Oakdale should be aware that under ch. 7 § 7-18, call volume is tracked on a rolling basis and can trigger a mandatory shift to provisional licensing. Compliant operators under a provisional license typically submit a mitigation plan to the Building Official that may address tenant screening procedures, lease terms, security measures, and conduct rules, and they file written monthly progress reports by the tenth of each following month. Operators may also request the city's monthly call reports to monitor their own call-per-unit rate and identify trends before a review period concludes.

General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.

For Tenants

Under Oakdale Code of Ordinances ch. 7 § 7-18, tenants should know that domestic-abuse incidents are explicitly excluded from the call counts used to evaluate a property's license status, which means reporting such incidents is protected from being used against the property in that calculation. If a property is placed on a provisional license, the landlord is required to operate under a Building Official-approved mitigation plan, and tenants may have an interest in understanding what measures that plan includes. Tenants who believe their building's licensing status or the mitigation process is being mishandled can contact the Oakdale City Building Official's office or reach out to a local tenant-rights organization for general guidance.

General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.

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