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MN Stat § 394.303 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 394 — Planning, Development, Zoning|Section 394.303 — Interim Uses.

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 body to allow interim uses. The regulations may set conditions on interim uses. The governing body may grant permission for an interim use of property if: (1) the use conforms to the zoning regulations; (2) the date or event that will terminate the use can be identified with certainty; (3) permission of the use will not impose additional costs on the public if it is necessary for the public to take the property in the future; and (4) the user agrees to any conditions that the governing body deems appropriate for permission of the use. Any interim use may be terminated by a change in zoning regulations. Subd. 3. Public hearings. Public hearings on the granting of interim use permits shall be held in the manner provided in section 394.26. History:   2008 c 331 s 5
MN Stat § 394.305 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 394 — Planning, Development, Zoning|Section 394.305 — Notice Of Residential Development On Agricultural Land.

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 zoning plan shall, not later than ten business days after the application is submitted, provide notice to each owner of agricultural real property within 5,000 feet of the perimeter of the residential development. The notice may be delivered by first class mail, in person, or by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the affected area and must include information on the number of residential units. History:   1997 c 216 s 137
MN Stat § 394.312 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 394 — Planning, Development, Zoning|Section 394.312 — Relation To Other County Authority.

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 been adopted before the official controls were adopted. Any official controls and any procedures for the administration of official controls which are in existence on August 1, 1974, shall be brought into compliance with Laws 1974, chapter 571, within four years from August 1, 1974. History:  1974 c 571 s 36; 1977 c 197 s 1
MN Stat § 394.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 394 — Planning, Development, Zoning|Section 394.32 — Cooperation With Municipalities.

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 are agreed for the services performed. Subd. 2. Joint planning. The contract between the governing body of the municipality and the board may provide among other things for joint county-municipal planning activities, or it may designate the board as the planning agency for the municipality. Subd. 3. Comprehensive plan; control enforcement. The governing body of any municipality may request a county board to submit to such governing body a comprehensive plan for the municipality setting forth such provisions as the board deems applicable to the municipality and for its best interests, or to include the area within the municipality in a countywide comprehensive plan, or to prepare official controls to apply to the area within the municipality. Notwithstanding the adoption of the comprehensive plan and recommendations for the municipality the plan and recommendations shall not be binding until official controls are adopted by the municipality in accordance with the plan or until the county adopts official controls for the areas within the incorporated limits of the municipality when requested by the governing body of the municipality. After the county adopts official controls for areas within a municipality, the county shall enforce the controls unless the county and municipality provided otherwise by agreement. A municipality may at any time, by resolution of its governing body, take over planning functions, including adoption and enforcement of official controls, with respect to areas within its corporate limits for which a county has adopted official controls. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1974 c 571 s 51] History:  1959 c 559 s 12; 1974 c 571 s 37,38
MN Stat § 394.33 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 394 — Planning, Development, Zoning|Section 394.33 — Town Powers.

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 a county or portion thereof by the board of county commissioners no town shall enact or enforce official controls inconsistent with or less restrictive than the standards prescribed in the official controls adopted by the board. Nothing in this section shall limit any town's power to adopt official controls, including shoreland regulations which are more restrictive than provided in the controls adopted by the county. Upon the adoption or amendment of any official controls the governing body of the town shall record a certified copy thereof with the county recorder or registrar of titles. A certified copy of any official controls of any town which are in effect on August 1, 1974, shall also be filed by the governing body of the town with the county recorder or registrar of titles for record within one year from August 1, 1974. Subd. 2. Like municipality. The board of supervisors of any town which has adopted or desires to adopt zoning regulations and restrictions pursuant to law shall have the authority granted the governing body of any municipality as provided in section 394.32. History:  1959 c 559 s 13; 1963 c 692 s 7; 1965 c 678 s 1; 1974 c 571 s 39; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1995 c 254 art 3 s 4; 2005 c 4 s 99
MN Stat § 394.34 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 394 — Planning, Development, Zoning|Section 394.34 — Interim Zoning.

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, or in the event new territory for which no zoning may have been adopted, may be annexed to a municipality, the board in order to protect the public health, safety, and general welfare may adopt as an emergency measure a temporary interim zoning map or temporary interim zoning ordinance, the purpose of which shall be to classify and regulate uses and related matters as constitutes the emergency. Such interim resolution shall be limited to one year from the date it becomes effective and to one year to renewal thereafter. History:   1959 c 559 s 14
MN Stat § 394.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 394 — Planning, Development, Zoning|Section 394.35 — Recording With County Recorder.

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 regulations recorded with the county recorder or registrar of titles pursuant to sections 394.21 to 394.37 do not constitute encumbrances on real property. History:  1959 c 559 s 15; 1974 c 571 s 40; 1976 c 181 s 2; 2005 c 4 s 100
MN Stat § 394.362 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 394 — Planning, Development, Zoning|Section 394.362 — Variances; Use Permits; Adverse Effect.

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 nature and extent of the effect. Subd. 2. Permit; demonstration. The applicant for a conditional use permit which, in the opinion of the planning commission, may result in a material adverse effect on the environment may be requested by the board to demonstrate the nature and extent of the effect. History:   1974 c 571 s 45
MN Stat § 394.37 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 394 — Planning, Development, Zoning|Section 394.37 — Enforcement.

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. In a county in which subdivision regulations or controls are in force and have been filed or recorded as provided in section 394.35, the board may by ordinance require that a copy of some or all instruments which convey real estate be submitted by the county recorder to the administrative officer as provided in section 394.29, for review after recording. The officer shall examine each such instrument to determine whether the proposed conveyance complies with the subdivision and platting regulations of the county. If the conveyance does not comply with regulations, the administrative officer shall give notice by mail of the potential violation to the parties to the conveyance. Subd. 2. Violations are misdemeanor. It is declared unlawful for any person to violate any of the terms and provisions of sections 394.21 to 394.37 or the provisions of any ordinance, regulation, or other official control adopted by the board. Violation thereof shall be a misdemeanor. All fines for violations shall be paid to the county and shall be credited to the general revenue fund. Subd. 3. Other remedies by county attorney. In the event of a violation or a threatened violation of sections 394.21 to 394.37 or of any ordinance, regulation, or other official control adopted hereunder, the board, or any member thereof, in addition to other remedies, may institute appropriate actions or proceedings to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate such violations or threatened violations and it is the duty of the county attorney to institute such action. Subd. 4. Taxpayer mandamus action. Any taxpayer of the county may institute mandamus proceedings in district court to compel specific performance by the proper official or officials of any duty required by sections 394.21 to 394.37 or by any ordinance adopted thereunder. History:  1959 c 559 s 17; 1971 c 664 s 1; 1974 c 571 s 46; 1977 c 189 s 1
MN Stat § 398.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 398 — Park Systems|Section 398.01 — Park Districts; Single And Multicounty.

398.01 PARK DISTRICTS; SINGLE AND MULTICOUNTY. There are hereby created, subject to activation by the boards of county commissioners, as hereinafter provided, park districts which are bodies corporate and politic and which, when activated, shall be deemed to be political subdivisions of the state of Minnesota and public corporations. Park districts shall be of two kinds: (1) single county, which shall be coterminous with a county except that in counties containing a city of the first class such city shall be excluded from the park district; and (2) multicounty, which shall include parts or all of more than one county but shall not include any city of the first class. No park district shall be activated under this chapter until it contains at least part of a county having a population of 350,000 people or more according to the last federal decennial census preceding such activation or an entire county contiguous to a county having such a population. No park district activated hereunder shall contain a county now or hereafter containing a city of the first class which occupies more than 30 percent of the county by area. History:   1955 c 806 s 1
MN Stat § 398.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 398 — Park Systems|Section 398.02 — Board Of Park District Commissioners.

398.02 BOARD OF PARK DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS. Each park district shall be governed by a board of park district commissioners. The board for single county park districts shall consist of seven commissioners. The board for multicounty park districts shall be constituted as determined in accordance with sections 398.03 and 398.04. History:   1955 c 806 s 2
MN Stat § 398.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 398 — Park Systems|Section 398.03 — Commissioners.

398.03 COMMISSIONERS. Subdivision 1. Single county districts. The first board of park district commissioners for each single county district shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the park district is located as follows: The board of county commissioners shall by resolution divide the single county park district into four election districts which shall be similar in shape and no one of which shall contain more than five percent more area than any other. Following the adoption of such a resolution, the board of county commissioners shall appoint as park district commissioners one resident of each of the election districts and three residents of the park district at large, each for a term continuing until a successor is elected and qualifies. The chair of the board of county commissioners may call the first meeting of the first board of park district commissioners or they may meet and organize without such a call. Subd. 2. Multicounty districts. Subject to the requirements set forth herein and in sections 398.04 and 398.05 the number, qualifications, first meeting and terms of park district commissioners for multicounty park districts and the method of their selection and replacement shall be determined by joint resolution adopted separately by the several boards of county commissioners for the counties in which the park district is located. Park commissioners in such park districts shall be appointed in the first instance and when vacancies occur, but in all other cases they shall be elected. Certified copies of the joint resolution adopted by the several boards of county commissioners and of any amendments thereto shall be filed with the secretary of state for the state of Minnesota and shall take effect upon such filing. History:  1955 c 806 s 3; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 398.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 398 — Park Systems|Section 398.04 — Election Of Commissioners.

398.04 ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS. Except in the case of the first boards and when vacancies occur before the expiration of a term, park district commissioners shall be elected without party designation at the same time and in the same manner as county commissioners. In single county park districts the three commissioners at large shall be elected by all the qualified voters in the park district while the successors in office to the four commissioners representing the four election districts, whether appointed, candidates for election or elected, must reside when appointed or elected and while serving, in the election district which they represent and shall be elected by the qualified voters residing in such district. Park district commissioners shall be elected for terms of four years or until their respective successors are elected and qualify, except where a commissioner is being elected to finish out an unexpired term when election shall be for the balance of such term. Vacancies resulting from the death, resignation or removal of a commissioner shall be filled by appointment by the board of county commissioners, such appointment to be effective only until the first Monday in January following the next general election or until a successor has been elected and qualifies for office. The four commissioners representing the election districts shall be elected at the first primary and general elections after the activation of the district and each four years thereafter and the commissioners elected at large shall be elected at the second primary and general election after such activation and each four years thereafter. The terms of elected commissioners shall commence on the first Monday in January following their election. History:   1955 c 806 s 4
MN Stat § 398.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 398 — Park Systems|Section 398.05 — Qualifications Of Commissioners.

398.05 QUALIFICATIONS OF COMMISSIONERS. No commissioner shall hold other public office other than notary public. Commissioners must be citizens of the United States and they must reside within the park district at the time they are appointed or file for office and while serving and within the appropriate election district if so required by sections 398.03 and 398.04. All persons appointed or elected to the office of park district commissioners shall before entering upon the discharge of their duties severally file a written acceptance and oath of office in the Office of the Secretary of State for the state of Minnesota. Commissioners shall serve without compensation but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. No commissioner or any person holding appointment under the corporation shall be interested directly or indirectly in any contract entered into under the provisions of this chapter. No commissioner shall be subject to any personal liability on account of any liability of the corporation. History:   1955 c 806 s 5
MN Stat § 398.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 398 — Park Systems|Section 398.06 — Board; Officers, Powers, Meetings.

398.06 BOARD; OFFICERS, POWERS, MEETINGS. At the first meeting of the board and at the first meeting each calendar year, each board shall elect from its membership a chair and a vice-chair who shall serve in such capacity for the calendar year, and until their successors are elected and qualified. The chair shall preside at all meetings; in the absence of the chair, the vice-chair shall preside. Meetings of the board shall be held in accordance with chapter 13D. The board shall preserve order at their meetings, compel the attendance of members, and punish nonattendance. The board shall have power to regulate their own procedure and shall adopt from time to time written rules of procedure. At its first meeting, the board shall adopt a temporary name for the park district and it shall, at a meeting held within six months from its first meeting, adopt by a majority vote of all commissioners an official name for the park district. Regular meetings of the park district boards shall be held at least monthly at such times and places as may be prescribed by their rules. Special meetings may be called by the chair, or by any two members of a board, by writing filed with the secretary, who shall then mail a notice to all board members of the time and place of such meeting at least two days before such meeting. A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, although a smaller number may adjourn from time to time. History:  1955 c 806 s 6; 1986 c 444; 2001 c 44 s 3
MN Stat § 398.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 398 — Park Systems|Section 398.07 — Primary Duties.

398.07 PRIMARY DUTIES. Park district boards shall have as their primary duty not the establishment of parks and playgrounds of a local or neighborhood type but rather the acquisition, development and maintenance of large parks, wild life sanctuaries, forest and other reservations, and means for public access to historic sites and to lakes, rivers, and streams and to other natural phenomena. History:   1955 c 806 s 7
MN Stat § 398.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 398 — Park Systems|Section 398.08 — General Powers.

398.08 GENERAL POWERS. Park districts shall have all the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities of a municipal corporation at common law and they shall be subject to the duties of a municipal corporation at common law. Except as otherwise limited in this chapter they shall have perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, may use a corporate seal, may acquire by lease, purchase, gift, condemnation, or otherwise such real and personal property as the purposes of the board may require and may hold, manage, control, sell, convey, lease or otherwise dispose of such property or its interests therein. The board shall have full authority to exercise all the powers of the district, to make all necessary or desirable contracts, to procure public liability and other insurance protection as may be necessary or desirable, to hire and employ help and assistance as its needs require, to exercise the power of eminent domain, to enact ordinances, and to declare that the violation thereof shall be a penal offense and to prescribe the penalties thereof, not to exceed a fine of $100, or imprisonment in a statutory city or county jail for a period of not more than 90 days, or both, and in either case the cost of prosecution may be added to the penalties imposed. The board shall have full power and authority to acquire and establish parks and to operate, maintain, protect, improve and preserve a park system and to conduct a recreational program in its parks. History:  1955 c 806 s 8; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7