Blight Enforcement

The 2021 City of Hibbing Blight Ordinance covers violations and enforcement within the City of Hibbing.

CSO Blight Enforcement Areas

Click here for an interactive map.

Abatement Procedures

CSOs make arrangements and coordinate resources to remove the following:

• Abandoned Motor Vehicles
• Abandoned Property
• Garbage  
• Grass and weeds over 6"

1. A notice is sent to owner of the abandoned property.
2. After 7 days from date of notice, contact the CSO to verify that the violation has been taken care of. Call the CSO or fill out this Form. Failure to do so will result in an Administrative Offense being issued to the property owner and/or taxpayer.
3. Seven (7_ days after the Administrative Offense is issued, the articles will be destroyed and the salvage value, if any, of such article(s) shall be retained by the City to be applied against the cost of removal and destruction.
4. A criminal citation is issued after 28 days of the Administrative Offense being unpaid. The court system handles these fees as they vary case to case. 
5. The expenses incurred for abatement will be placed upon a lien on the real estate property. The total cost of abatement plus interest will be entered as a special assessment against the property in violation and be collected in the same manner as real estate taxes.

Fee Schedule

* In the event a party is charged with a subsequent administrative offense within a twelve (12) month period of paying an administrative penalty for the same or substantially similar offense, the subsequent administrative penalty shall be increased by twenty-five percent (25%} above the previous administrative penalty. 

Payment of Administrative Citation for Blight

1. Mail check or money order to Hibbing Police Department (make checks payable to the City of Hibbing)
2. Drop off payment at Hibbing Police Department
3. Online: www.tocite.net/hibbingmn/portal

Hibbing Police Department

1810 12th Ave E. 

Hibbing, MN 55746

Appeal Process

Call 218-421-7155 within 7 days of issuance to set up a hearing date to appeal your Administrative Offense.

Subsequent Offenses

In the event a party is charged with a subsequent administrative offense within a twelve (12) month period of paying an administrative penalty for the same or substantially similar offense, the subsequent administrative penalty shall be increased by twenty-five percent (25%) above the previous administrative penalty.