Races
Requirements
Park property
If the race occurs exclusively on park property:
- Contact the Minneapolis Park Board for Park Permits and Reservations
- You do not need an additional permit from the city.
Route
Your application must include:
- A legible route map
- A detailed traffic control plan showing the location and type of traffic control signs
You must:
- Provide authorized traffic control agents or police personnel at all intersections requiring traffic control.
- Provide volunteers to monitor barricades at all intersections not requiring traffic control personnel.
- Install and remove the following equipment as directed by Public Works or the Police Department:
- Barricades
- Signs
- Delineation equipment
The city does not rent equipment. Local private firms rent the equipment.
City law requires you to notify residents and property owners near the race route:
- By leaflet
- At least 48 hours, but not more than seven days, before the event
Read Minneapolis Ordinance 447.130
Hours and days
Races must take place between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
Insurance
You must have proof of insurance.
Read Minneapolis Ordinance 447.140
Disability access
The following must comply with Chapter 1341 of the Minnesota State Building Code:
- Accessibility
- Parking
- Seating
- Signs
- Ingress and egress for people with disabilities
Read Minnesota State Building Code Chapter 1341
Application
Download a race permit application
Fees
- Application fee: $100, non-refundable
- Participant fee: You must pay a permit fee of $.50 per participant five days before any event that exclusively uses city streets. Notes:
- The fee is based on pre-registration or number of participants noted in the application, whichever is higher
- Additional participant fees for the actual number of participants are due within seven days after the event.
- If the actual number of participants was less than stated in the application, you may apply for a refund within seven days of the event.
- If event is on both park and City property, only the Park Board will charge participant fees.
- Unpaid fees may result in revocation of permit and denial of future permits.
- No parking sign posting fee: If you need to post temporary “No Parking” signs along a race route, you must pay an additional fee. Contact Shane Morton of Public Works for the posting fee. You must pay the posting fee with the application.
Contact Shane Morton of Public Works
Submit your application
You must submit your application at least 60 days before your event.
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Contact us
Business Licenses & Consumer Services
Community Planning & Economic Development
Address
Public Service Building
505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 220
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Event Race Approval
Shane Morton, Public Works Traffic and Parking Services
Sgt. Beth Mota, Minneapolis Police Department
Dee Ann McQuerry
Public Works Traffic and Parking Services Division
Address
Hawthorne Transportation Center
33 Ninth St. N., Room 100
Minneapolis, MN 55403-1326