Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

394.232 COMMUNITY-BASED PLANNING. § Subdivision 1.General. Each county is encouraged to prepare and implement a community-based comprehensive plan. A community-based comprehensive plan is a comprehensive plan that is consistent with the goals of community-based planning. § Subd. …

394.235 MAY MAKE APPLICANT CERTIFY THAT TAXES ARE PAID. The county board may require, either as part of the necessary information on an application or as a condition of a grant of approval, an applicant for an amendment to an official control established pursuant to sections 394.…

394.24 OFFICIAL CONTROLS. § Subdivision 1.Adopted by ordinance. Official controls which shall further the purpose and objectives of the comprehensive plan and parts thereof shall be adopted by ordinance. The comprehensive plan must provide guidelines for the timing and sequence o…

394.25 FORMS OF CONTROL. § Subdivision 1.Adopted by ordinance. Official controls shall be adopted by ordinance and may include but are not limited to the features set forth in this section. § Subd. 2.Districts set by zoning ordinances. Zoning ordinances establishing districts wit…

394.26 PUBLIC HEARINGS. § Subdivision 1. MS 1971 [Repealed, 1974 c 571 s 51] § Subd. 1a.When required. In addition to public hearings required by section 375.51 prior to the adoption by ordinance of any comprehensive plan or amendments thereto or of any official control or amendm…

394.27 CREATION AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. § Subdivision 1.When controls adopted. Whenever a board of county commissioners shall have adopted official controls it shall at the same time as the adoption of such controls create a board of adjustment by ordinance. § Subd. 2.…

394.28 APPROPRIATION FOR PLANNING ACTIVITY. The board of county commissioners shall provide the funds, equipment, and accommodations necessary for such planning activity as the board determines. Such appropriation may include funds for the purpose of matching funds of other gover…

394.29 MAY EMPLOY DIRECTOR AND STAFF. To carry out the purposes of sections 394.21 to 394.37, the board may employ a planning director and such staff as it deems necessary to assist the planning director in carrying out assigned responsibilities, including but not limited to a zo…

394.30 COUNTY BOARD'S PLANNING COMMISSION. § Subdivision 1.Appointed chair; members. Any board of county commissioners may by ordinance appoint a planning commission composed of not less than five nor more than 11 members appointed by the chair of the board. At least two members …

394.301 CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS. § Subdivision 1.By ordinance. The board may by ordinance designate certain types of developments, including planned unit developments and certain land development activities as conditional uses under zoning regulations. Conditional uses may be app…

394.303 INTERIM USES. § Subdivision 1.Definition. An "interim use" is a temporary use of property until a particular date, until the occurrence of a particular event, or until zoning regulations no longer permit it. § Subd. 2.Authority. Zoning regulations may permit the governing…

394.305 NOTICE OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON AGRICULTURAL LAND. A person who applies for a permit to construct four or more residential units on a site located on land zoned for agricultural use or on agricultural land in a county that does not have a comprehensive land use or zo…

394.307 TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE DWELLINGS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Caregiver" means an individual 18 years of age or older who: (1) provides care for a mentally or physically impaired pe…

394.312 RELATION TO OTHER COUNTY AUTHORITY. All official controls in effect on August 1, 1974, shall remain in full force and effect until amended or repealed whether such controls were adopted by resolution of the board or by ordinance and whether or not comprehensive plans had …

394.32 COOPERATION WITH MUNICIPALITIES. § Subdivision 1.By contract; fees. The governing body of any municipality may contract with the board for planning and zoning services to be provided by the county, and the contract may provide that the municipality shall pay such fees as a…

394.33 TOWN POWERS. § Subdivision 1.Not inconsistent. The governing body of any town including any town with the powers of a statutory city pursuant to law may continue to exercise the authority to plan and zone as provided by law, but after the adoption of official controls for …

394.34 INTERIM ZONING. If a county is conducting or in good faith intends to conduct studies within a reasonable time, or has held or is holding a hearing for the purpose of considering a comprehensive plan or official controls or an amendment, extension, or addition to either, o…

394.35 RECORDING WITH COUNTY RECORDER. Upon the adoption of any ordinance or other official control including any maps or charts supplemented to or as part thereof, the county auditor shall record a certified copy thereof with the county recorder. Ordinances, resolutions, maps or…

394.36 NONCONFORMITIES. § Subdivision 1.Continuation of nonconformity; limitations. Except as provided in subdivision 2, 3, or 4, any nonconformity, including the lawful use or occupation of land or premises existing at the time of the adoption of an official control under this c…

394.361 OFFICIAL MAP. § Subdivision 1.Future public uses. Land that is needed for future street and highway purposes, or for aviation purposes, and as sites for other necessary public facilities and services is frequently diverted to nonpublic uses that could have been located on…

394.362 VARIANCES; USE PERMITS; ADVERSE EFFECT. § Subdivision 1.Variances; demonstration. The applicant for a variance which, in the opinion of the board of adjustment, may result in a material adverse effect on the environment may be requested by the board to demonstrate the nat…

394.37 ENFORCEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Conveyance compliance. The board shall provide for the enforcement of sections 394.21 to 394.37 and of ordinances and regulations made thereunder, and may impose enforcement duties on any officer, department, agency, or employee of the county. …