1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to housing; limiting regulations on certain residential development;
1.3 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1.[462.3575] LIMITING REGULATIONS ON RESIDENTIAL 
1.6 	DEVELOPMENT.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Limitation on aesthetic mandates. A municipality shall not condition 
1.8 	approval of a building permit, subdivision development, or planned unit development on 
1.9 	the use of specific materials, design, or other aesthetic conditions that are not required by 
1.10 	the State Building Code under chapter 326B.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Limitation on square footage. A municipality shall not impose a minimum 
1.12 	square footage requirement.
1.13 		Subd. 3.Exception. This section shall not apply to a proposed residential development 
1.14 	that is to be developed by the municipality itself.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.