Ordinances

According to the Minnesota Association of Townships

Black's Law Dictionary defines an ordinance as a "...rule established by authority; a permanent rule of action; a law or statute...An ordinance is the equivalent of a municipal statute..."  In other words, ordinances are the formal regulations imposed by a town board to govern the community.  Ordinances are generally enforceable by criminal prosecution, usually as a misdemeanor, or by civil actions such as seeking a court order or injunction.  Zoning, animal control and nuisance controls are common issues governed through the adoption of ordinances.  Unlike by-laws, motions, and resolutions, the procedure for adopting ordinances is mandated by statute.  For townships, Minn. Stat. 365.125 sets forth the procedure that must be followed.  This procedure essentially requires approval by a majority vote of the town board, the signature of the town board chairperson and being attested to by the town clerk, publication in the official newspaper, posting in the public library or other designated public place, and recording in a book of ordinances maintained with the township records. 

Ordinance No. 2026-09: See Amendments (amending ordinance no. 100 Right of Way Permits)

Ordinance No. 2026-08: See Amendments (amending ordinance no. 600 establishing adminstrative fines)

Ordinance No. 2026-07: See Amendments (amending ordinance no. 800 Charges for Emergency Services)

Ordinance No. 2026-06: See Amendments (amending ordinance no. 600 Fee Schedule)

Ordinance No. 2026-05: Defining nuisances, prohibiting their creation or maintenance and providing for abatement for violation thereof

Ordinance No. 2026-04: See Amendments (amending ordinance no. 900 regulating accessory buildings)

Ordinance No. 2026-03: See Amendments (amending ordinance no. 400 Regulating Animals)

Ordinance No. 2026-02: See Amendments (amending ordinance no. 600 Fee Schedule)

Ordinance No. 2026-01: See Amendments (amending ordinance no. 600 Fee Schedule)

Ordinance No. 2025-16: See Amendments (amending ordinance no. 600 Fee Schedule)

Ordinance No. 2025-15: Regulating parking on 100th Street and 297th Avenue

Ordinance No. 2025-14: See Amendments (amending ordinance no. 100 regulating parks)

Ordinance No. 2025-13: See Amendments (amending ordinance no. 100 regulating city public right-of-way)

Ordinance No. 2025-12: See Amendments (amending the zoning ordinance regarding fences)

Ordinance No. 2025-11: See Amendments (amending ordinance numbers 2024-07 and 600 relating to on-sale, Sunday, intoxicating liquor, and investigations)

Ordinance No. 2025-10: Governing Parks under the Jurisdiction of the City of Baldwin

Ordinance No. 2025-09: See Amendments (Amending ordinance No. 600 Fee Schedule Ordinance)

Ordinance No. 2025-08: Interim ordinance establishing a moratorium on subdivisions

Ordinance No. 2025-07: Authorizing and regulating the conduct of lawful gambling within the City of Baldwin

Ordinance No. 2025-06: See Amendments (Repealing Ordinance No. 2024-10 Authorizing and regulating the conduct of lawful gambling)

Ordinance No. 2025-05: See Amendments (Amending 920 Building Ordinance)

Ordinance No. 2025-04 Regulation and registration of cannabis retail business and lower-potency hemp edible retail business

Ordinance No. 2025-03: See Amendments (Amending Ordinance 100 Town Road Right-of-Way)

Ordinance No. 2025-02 A four-year term for the office of Mayor

Ordinance No. 2025-01: See Amendments (Amending Ordinance 600 Fee Schedule)

Ordinance No. 2024-11: See Amendments (Amending Ordinances 900 Zoning, 910 Subdivision and 920 Building)

Ordinance No. 2024-10 Authorizing and regulating the conduct of lawful gambling

Ordinance No 2024-09: See Amendments (Amending Ordinance 400-1 Animal Control)

Ordinance No 2024-08: See Amendments (Amending Ordinance 600 Fee Schedule)

Ordinance No. 2024-07 Possession, sale and consumption of intoxicating and 3.2 percent malt liquor

Ordinance No. 2024-06 Requiring disposal of garbage and refuse

Ordinance No. 2024-05: See Amendments (Adopting Administrative Code Enforcement Procedures)

Ordinance No. 2024-04: See Amendments (Amending Zoning Ordinance Shoreland Classification)

Ordinance No. 2024-03: See Amendments (Amending Zoning Ordinance Private Motor Sports)

Ordinance No. 2024-02: See Amendments (Regulating Special Vehicles)

Ordinance No. 2024-01: See Amendments (Amending Town Fee Schedule)

Ordinance No. 100 Town Road Right-of-Way Ordinance

Ordinance No. 110 Parking Ordinance

Ordinance No. 120 Special Motor Vehicles

Ordinance No. 200 Establishing a Planning Commission

Ordinance No. 301 Emergency Address Identification Ordinance

Ordinance No. 400 Animal Control Ordinance

Ordinance No. 600  Fee Schedule Ordinance

Ordinance No. 610 Adminstrative Code Enforcement

Ordinance No. 700 Governing Frontier Trails Waste Water Treatment and Collection System

Ordinance No. 700-01: See Amendments (Amendment to Governing the Frontier Trails Wastewater Treatment and Collection System Ordinance 700)

Ordinance No. 700-02: See Amendments (Amendment to Governing the Frontier Trails Wastewater Treatment and Collection System Ordinances 700 and 700-01)

Ordinance No. 800 Charges for Emergency Response Services Ordinance

Ordinance No. 800-01: See Amendments (Amendment to Establishing Charges for Emergency Response Services Ordinance 800)

Ordinance No. 900 Zoning Ordinance

Ordinance No. 910 Subdivision Ordinance

Ordinance No. 920 Building Ordinance

Park Ordinance Governing Parks Under the Jurisdiction of the Baldwin Town Board Ordinance (See Ordinance No. 2025-10: Governing Parks under the Jurisdiction of the City of Baldwin)