Government Center building and plaza rules

The exterior atrium windows will be refurbished starting February 2025.

Construction will start on the southwest side and then move to the northeast side later in the year.

Exterior doors of the atrium walls on the corresponding skyway and street levels will be closed during construction.

Posted signs will be in place during the closures.

Contact

Fix it

Phone: 612-543-3948

Email: fixit@hennepin.us

Life-safety or after-hours emergency

Phone: 612-348-5111

Unless otherwise noted:

• Conduct that violates Minneapolis city ordinance or state law
• Littering, smoking, use of alcohol or other controlled substances, camping or sleeping
• Tents, tarps, tables or any other structures
• Affixing, draping, or projecting posters, banners, or visual props on or over structures
• Entering county fountains or pools
• Generators, portable toilets, motor vehicles or trailers
• Storing personal property, items, or possessions, or leaving these unattended
• Gas, propane and charcoal grills; other open-flame devices; fires; and flammable and explosive fuel
• Defacing any county-owned property, including but not limited to writing or drawing with chalk or other materials
• Public art — defined as work in any media that is planned and executed with the specific intention of being sited or staged in the public domain, with the specific intention of being accessible to all — unless it is placed exclusively through the Facility Services and Communications departments
• Interfering with county business, employees, clients or visitors, or obstructing the free flow of traffic in any way
• Any and all other conduct, equipment or materials that are hazardous to public safety or results in, or could result in, damage to county property
• Per Minnesota Supreme Court ruling, photography in any courtroom or area where courtrooms are located without permission from the court
• Failure to comply with the requirement to wear a face covering in county buildings, as required by Resolution 20-0204 passed by the Hennepin County Board on May 19, 2020, and by the Governor’s Emergency Executive Order 20-81 dated July 22, 2020. A “face covering” must be worn to cover the nose and mouth completely, and can include a paper or disposable face mask, a cloth face mask, a scarf, a bandanna, a neck gaiter, or a religious face covering.

Further information related to Hennepin County’s rules related to the plazas can be found in the use of space by the Use of Space by the Public in County Facilities (PDF) policy and Resolution 11-049R1 (PDF) passed by the Hennepin County Board on November 8, 2011.