Kitchen exhaust duct cleaning permit

Kitchen exhaust systems need to be professionally cleaned in order to prevent fires and keep equipment running smoothly.

What to know

  • A licensed contractor must inspect, and if necessary, clean commercial kitchen exhaust systems twice a year.
  • Contractors are required to apply for a permit and pay the fee before cleaning each system. 
  • Allow 15 business days for turnaround time when applying for a permit.
  • The City uses a web platform called ProjectDox to make the permit process more efficient.
Step 1

Submit your application

You can submit your application one of two ways.

Use our online form:

By email:

Step 2

Upload your plans to ProjectDox

After we process your application, we’ll send you an email invitation to your ProjectDox project with instructions on how to upload your plans.

Learn more about ProjectDox

Step 3

Make revisions if needed

We'll prescreen your submitted plans and let you know if we see any issues. If you need to make revisions, we’ll have you submit them through ProjectDox. Once approved, you can download approved plans.

Step 4

Pay the fee

You can now make a payment over the phone. What to know:

  • Phone payments can only be made by credit card.
  • If you reach the voicemail during open hours, staff are currently assisting another caller.
  • The voicemail is not monitored. For calls outside of open hours, please contact 311.

See the phone line number and details

Step 5

Submit photos

The contractor needs to submit photos of the exhaust system before and after the work is complete. The photos must:

  • Be submitted to ProjectDox within five business days of the work being completed
  • Be date stamped
  • Clearly indicate which photos apply to which systems

Required forms

Contact us

Inspection Services

Fire Permits & Registrations

Email

Email Fire Permits & Registrations

Phone

612-673-3000

Address

Inspections Services
Public Service Building
505 4th Ave. S., Room 510A
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Administrative Team

Regulatory Services

  

Payment phone line

612-582-1386

We take credit card payments for fire commercial registration, rental licensing, code enforcement violations, HazMat and Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning permits.

Address

Public Service Building
505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 510
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Office hours

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Tuesday – Thursday
This voicemail is not monitored. Outside of these hours, please contact 311.