2007 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.
History: 1975 c 271 s 6; 1976 c 303 s 10