Pollution Control Annual Registration license

Renew your Pollution Control Annual Registration (PCAR) license every year by January 31.

Overview

Industrial equipment and business processes generate or have the potential to generate pollution.

You must get an annual Pollution Control Annual Registration (PCAR) if the equipment or process is in a:

Business
Commercial building
Residential building with four or more units

By applying for or renewing a PCAR, you verify that the equipment or business process:

Has been inspected
Is being maintained
Functions properly

You cannot use the equipment or process without proper registration.

PCAR is commonly called an impact fee.

clothing hanging in dry cleaner business

What to register

City law requires registration for various items, equipment and processes.

The general categories are:

Hazardous waste
Energy, noise or air pollution
Air emissions
Commercial or industrial manufacturing equipment and processes
Contaminated site
Chemical storage
Wells
Sanitary sewer discharges
Storm drain discharges

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances Title 3 chapters 46, 47, 48, 50, 52 and 54 explain in detail what to register:

Equipment

Equipment or item	Examples
Space heating equipment	Fuel oil and natural gas
Exhaust systems	Commercial kitchen exhaust, public or private parking garage, paint booth
Air pollution control equipment	Afterburner or atmosphere burner Cyclone Dust, fly ash or lint collector Vapor reclaimer
Commercial manufacturing and process equipment	Annealer, cupola or tumbler Internal combustion engine Oil fired forge Oven, dryer or heat treat oven over 300,000 BTU input Incinerator
Dry cleaning	Dry cleaner equipment
Generators	Non-diesel fuel generators and diesel fuel generators
Other equipment	Commercial heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment Commercial coffee roaster Crematorium Waste oil burner Exterior air handling equipment over five horsepower Compactor

Air emissions

Register air emissions of any of the following if more than one ton:

Volatile organic compounds (VOC)
Particulate matter of 2.5 microns or smaller (PM2.5)
Sulfur oxides (SOx)
Nitrogen oxides (NOx)
Lead (Pb)
Carbon monoxide (CO)

Registration process

The City sends PCAR invoices by mail on the last Friday or last business day of December each year. You must renew registration by Jan. 31.

Important: register by Jan. 31

If you miss the deadline, City law allows late fees to be applied.

See Minneapolis Code of Ordinances 261.26

Pay your fee

Questions

Contact 311 if you have questions about your PCAR license for your:

Business
Property
Building

Please provide your:

Name
Contact phone number
Email address
Business name
Business site address
Business PCAR license number

Request accessible format

If you need help with this information, please email 311, or call 311 or 612-673-3000.

Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Contact us

Minneapolis Health Department

Environmental – Pollution Control Annual Registration

Email Environmental Health Permit

Phone

311 or 612-673-3000

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Address

Make payment in person at:

Public Service Building
Minneapolis Service Center
505 Fourth Ave. S., Skyway level
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Mail a payment to:

Minneapolis PCAR payments
P.O. Box 857005
Minneapolis, MN 55485-7005

Minneapolis 311

Email Minneapolis 311

Phone

311 or 612-673-3000

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Office hours

7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Monday – Friday

See list of City holidays

City of Minneapolis Service Center

Email Minneapolis 311

Phone

311 or 612-673-3000

TTY

Address

Public Service Building
505 Fourth Ave. S., Skyway level
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Hours
By appointment only

7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Tuesday

Closed on City holidays

See list of City holidays

Last updated on April 30, 2024