2005 Minnesota Statutes

     116C.31 Local certification. 

    Subdivision 1.    Generally.  No master application shall be 
 processed 
 pursuant to sections 116C.22 to 116C.33 unless it is accompanied 
 by a certification issued not more than 120 days prior to the 
 date the master application is first received by the 
 coordination unit, from the local governmental units in whose 
 jurisdiction the proposed project is located, certifying that 
 the project is in compliance with all zoning ordinances, 
 subdivision regulations, and environmental regulations 
 administered by the local governmental unit and certifying that 
 the preparation of any environmental impact statement which the 
 local governmental unit is authorized to require pursuant to 
 local ordinance, state statute, or board rule, has been 
 completed or deemed not necessary.  If the local governmental 
 unit has required any environmental impact statement concerning 
 the project, a copy of the completed environmental impact 
 statement shall be attached to the local governmental unit's 
 certification.  If the local governmental unit has no zoning 
 ordinances, subdivision regulations, or environmental 
 regulations, the certification from the local governmental unit 
 shall so state.  A local governmental unit may accept 
 applications for certifications as provided in this section and 
 shall rule upon the same expeditiously to insure that the 
 purposes of sections 116C.22 to 116C.33 are accomplished fully. 
 After issuing a certification for the purposes of this section, 
 no local government shall rescind it even though the local 
 government may have changed its zoning ordinances, subdivision 
 regulations, or environmental regulations.  A change of zoning 
 ordinances, subdivision regulations, or environmental 
 regulations shall not invalidate a previously given 
 certification for the purpose of securing a state permit under 
 sections 116C.22 to 116C.33.  Upon certification, the local 
 government may change such zoning ordinances, subdivision 
 regulations, or environmental regulations, but not so as to 
 affect the proposed project until the procedures of sections 
 116C.22 to 116C.33, including any administrative or judicial 
 reviews, are completed. 

    Subd. 2.    Appeal.  A ruling by a local governmental unit 
 denying an 
 application for certification shall not be appealable under 
 sections 116C.22 to 116C.34.  The denial of an application for 
 certification by a local governmental unit shall not preclude 
 the applicant from filing a permit application under any other 
 available statute or procedure. 

    HIST: 1975 c 271 s 6; 1976 c 303 s 10