Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

15B.06 ZONING RULES. § Subdivision 1.Zoning rules. (a) Under the comprehensive plan, the board may regulate in the Capitol Area: (1) the kind, character, height, and location of buildings and other structures; (2) the size of yards and open spaces; (3) the percentage of lots to b…

15B.08 CONSTRUCTION PROCESS. § Subdivision 1.Prerequisites. (a) A person must not begin construction in the Capitol Area until after completing the steps in paragraph (b). (b) The person must: (1) submit the construction plans to the board; (2) secure a zoning permit from the boa…

15B.10 DESIGN COMPETITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Required and permitted competitions. (a) The board must secure plans for a new public building by a competition. (b) A competition also may be used for plans for a proposed (1) comprehensive plan; (2) landscaping scheme; (3) street plan…

15B.11 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING. § Subdivision 1.Advisory committee review. The board must not approve a plan for a new public building under section 15B.10 or 15B.13 unless it first receives the comments and criticism of the advisory committee established …

15B.13 LIGHT RAIL. (a) Notwithstanding section 15B.10, an architectural competition is not required for the design of a light rail transit station or of light rail transit alignment within the Capitol Area. (b) The board and its advisory committee must select a preliminary design…

15B.15 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT. § Subdivision 1.Duties. The commissioner of administration must: (1) act as a consultant to the board on the physical structural needs of the state; and (2) do studies and report the results to the board when the board requests reports for its pl…

15B.155 CAPITOL RESTORATION PROJECT. § Subdivision 1.Consultation and collaboration. The commissioner shall consult and collaborate with representatives designated by the governor, the majority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house, the chief justice of the Minnesota Sup…

15B.17 CAPITOL AREA PROPOSALS. § Subdivision 1.Proposals. (a) Before a state agency or other public body develops a budget proposal or plans for capital improvements within the Capitol Area to submit to the legislature and the governor, it must consult with the board. (b) The pub…

15B.19 CONSULTATION. § Subdivision 1.Cooperation required. The board and the city of St. Paul must cooperate to ensure that the area adjacent to the Capitol Area is developed in keeping with the purposes of the board and with the comprehensive plan. § Subd. 2.Duty to advise. The …

15B.21 RESPONSIBILITIES TO LEGISLATURE. § Subdivision 1.Report required. (a) The board, after consulting with the commissioner of administration, must report to the legislature and the governor before October 2 of each even-numbered year. (b) The report must describe the status o…

15B.23 CONVEYANCES OF PROPERTY. § Subdivision 1.Conveyances; St. Paul. (a) The city of St. Paul may convey to the state, without compensation, any property within the Capitol Area that is owned by the city. (b) The state may transfer to the city, without compensation, any propert…

15B.24 CAPITOL AREA TAX-FORFEITED LANDS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. This section governs the treatment of tax-forfeited lands in the Capitol Area. Section 383A.17 relating to Ramsey County also may apply. § Subd. 2.Recording trust title. When the state gains custody of a tax-forfeite…

15B.26 CONFLICT OF INTEREST. § Subdivision 1.Elements. (a) A person has a conflict of interest under this section if: (1) the person is a board member, or is employed or retained by the board; (2) the person has a financial interest in a business enterprise or activity within the…

15B.28 OUTDOOR ADVERTISING. § Subdivision 1.Advertising devices restricted. No advertising devices may be erected within the boundaries of the Capitol Area unless done so pursuant to rules of the board. § Subd. 2.Advertising device defined. "Advertising device" means any billboar…

15B.31 CAPITOL AREA LAND ACQUISITION. (a) The state, on recommendation of the board and within appropriations available for the purpose, must acquire by gift, purchase, or eminent domain proceedings, any real property in the Capitol Area if the board finds that the property is ne…

15B.32 STATE CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section and section 15B.36, the terms defined in this subdivision have the following meanings. (b) "Commission" means the State Capitol Preservation Commission created under this sectio…

15B.34 CAPITOL BUILDING POWERS AND DUTIES. The board shall: (1) jointly, with the commissioner of administration and the Minnesota Historical Society, establish standards and policies for the repair, furnishing, appearance, and cleanliness of and change to the public and ceremoni…

15B.36 CAPITOL ART EXHIBIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. § Subdivision 1.Application. This section applies to art exhibits in the following spaces within the State Capitol: third floor east wing, the egress lobbies added as part of the Capitol restoration completed in 2017, the tunnels con…