| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to local government; restricting municipalities from imposing certain |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 restrictions on residential development; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 Statutes, chapter 462. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. [462.3656] AESTHETIC MANDATES PROHIBITED. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subdivision 1.Residential construction materials and methods.A municipality must |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8not impose requirements on residential developments related to construction materials or |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9methods, including architectural elements, building egress, durability, energy efficiency, |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10or light access requirements, except as required by the State Building Code, as defined by |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11section 326B.121, or other state or federal law or rule. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 Subd. 2.Historic preservation exemption.Properties in a historic district under section |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13138.73, are exempt from this provision. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 Subd. 3.Interim ordinance.No municipality shall enact an interim ordinance as provided |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15under section 462.355, subdivision 4, related to the policy changes in this section. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 25-04211 as introduced02/27/25 REVISOR MS/AD |
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| 19 | 19 | | SENATE |
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| 20 | 20 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 21 | 21 | | S.F. No. 2558NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: PUTNAM and Rarick) |
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| 23 | 23 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 24 | 24 | | Introduction and first reading03/13/2025 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Referred to State and Local Government |
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