HF 157

1st Committee Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010)

Posted on 03/19/2013 07:28 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to local government; authorizing zoning for owner-occupied residential 1.3uses;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462.357, by adding a 1.4subdivision. 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462.357, is amended by adding a 1.7subdivision to read: 1.8     new text begin Subd. 1i. new text end new text begin Owner-occupied use may be required. new text end new text begin In order to stabilize and new text end 1.9 new text begin strengthen municipalities and neighborhoods by increasing the percentage of residential new text end 1.10 new text begin properties that are owner-occupied, a municipality may adopt an ordinance providing new text end 1.11 new text begin for owner-occupied residential use. The ordinance must define "owner-occupied." This new text end 1.12 new text begin subdivision is limited to property in either a targeted neighborhood as defined in section new text end 1.13 new text begin 469.201, subdivision 10, or an area qualified to receive funding under the Housing and new text end 1.14 new text begin Recovery Act of 2008, Public Law 110-289. new text end