POLICE SERVICES

Police patrol services are provided 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Officers are dispatched via Anoka County 911.

We do provide special traffic enforcement for problem areas within our City with the Selected, Intensified Traffic Enforcement or SITE program. Feel free to call us with special or specific traffic concerns.

Spring Lake Park Police also participate in the Safe & Sober program and has received several state awards and grants for our effort in traffic safety. More Safe & Sober information is available at: www.dps.state.mn.us/ots/enforcement_programs/default.asp

Rental Property Ordinance

Below is a summary of the new RENTAL HOUSING ORDINANCE passed by the Spring Lake Park City Council on 12/19/2005, which took effect immediately.  FOR A COMPLETE COPY OF ORDINANCE #350 please contact city hall.

ORDINANCE NO. __350______  

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 18A

RELATING TO THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A LICENSEE

RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF OCCUPANTS OR GUESTS

            The Spring Lake Park City Council ordains as follows:

 Section 1.       

             Section 18A of the Spring Lake Park Code is hereby amended by adding the following:

             Section 1.            Conduct on licensed premises

             It shall be the responsibility of the licensee to take appropriate action following conduct by occupant(s) or guest(s) of the occupants which is in violation of any of the following statutes or ordinances: 

            a.         Minn. Stat. § 609.75 through 609.76, which prohibit gambling; 

            b.         Minn. Stat. §609.321 through 609.324, which prohibit prostitution and acts relating thereto; 

            c.         Minn. Stat. §152.01 through 152.025 and S 152.027, subds. 1 and 2, which prohibit the unlawful sale or possession of controlled substances; 

            d.         Minn. Stat. §340A.401, which regulates the unlawful sale of alcoholic beverages; 

            e.         Minn. Stat. §609.33, which prohibits owning, leasing, operating, managing, maintaining, or conducting a disorderly house, or inviting or attempting to invite others to visit or remain in a disorderly house; 

            f.          Minn. Stat. §97B.021, 97B.045, 609.66 through 609.67 and 624.712 through 624.716; which refer to possession, transferring, carrying, transporting, and/or handling of firearms, saturday night specials, or antique firearms.

            g.         Minn. Stat. §609.72, which prohibits disorderly conduct. 

            h.         Spring Lake Park City Code, Sections 66, 66A-66C inclusive, 68 and 70 regulating nuisances, disorderly conduct, prostitution, weapons violations and similar conduct. 

i.                    Minn. Stat. §609.221, 609.222, 609.223, 609.2231, and 609.224 regarding assaults in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth degree.

Enforcement and Administration of Ordinance #350

The Chief of Police or his/her designee shall be responsible for enforcement and administration of this section, 18A.

 1^st Violation – SLP Police will notify the licensee by mail so they can prevent further violations.

 2^nd Violation – within 12 months of 1^st violation, by same occupant or guest of the same occupant, SLP Police will notify the licensee of violation by mail and licensee will be required to submit a written report of the action taken to prevent further violations.  Report must be submitted to the Chief of Police within 10 business days of Police notification to Licensee.  If not complied the Police Chief can request the City Council to begin an action to deny, revoke, suspend, or not renew a license held by the licensee

 3^rd Violation - within 12 months of 2 previous violations, by same occupant or guest of the same occupant, the Police Chief can request the City Council to begin an action to deny, revoke, suspend, or not renew a license held by the licensee.