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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 8/3/2018 <br />Planning Commission Guide Page 15 <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.357, subd. <br />7. <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.3593. <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.357, subd. <br />6. <br />• Licensed day care facilities serving 13-16 persons in multifamily <br />residential districts. <br />• Temporary family health care dwellings. <br />• Solar energy systems. <br />Northshor Experience, Inc. v. <br />City of Duluth, MN, <br />442F.Supp.2d 713 (D. Minn. <br />2006). Costley v. Caromin <br />House, Inc., 313 N.W.2d 21 <br />(Minn. 1981). A.G. Op. 59- <br />A-32 (Jan. 25, 2002). <br />Cities cannot adopt local ordinances that contradict the explicit provisions <br />of state law as set out in the Municipal Planning Act on the uses listed <br />above. <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.357, subd. <br />2. The city council may adopt a zoning ordinance by a majority vote of all its <br />members. <br />A.G. Op. 59-A-32 (Jan. 25, <br />2002). In adopting an ordinance, one Minnesota attorney general opinion has found <br />that charter cities may not provide for different voting requirements in their <br />city charter, because the Municipal Planning Act supersedes inconsistent <br />charter provisions. <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.357, subd <br />3. <br /> <br />LMC information memo, <br />Newspaper Publication. <br />Prior to the adoption of a zoning ordinance, the city council or planning <br />commission must hold a public hearing. Notice of the time, place, and <br />purpose of the hearing must be published in the official newspaper of the <br />municipality at least ten days prior to the day of the hearing. When an <br />amendment involves changes in district boundaries affecting an area of five <br />acres or less, a similar notice must be mailed at least ten days before the day <br />of the hearing to each owner of affected property and property situated <br />wholly or partly within 350 feet of the property to which the amendment <br />relates. <br />See LMC information memo, <br />Zoning Guide for Cities. The drafting and adoption of a city zoning ordinance is covered in detail in <br />the LMC Information Memo, Zoning Guide for Cities. <br /> 2. Zoning ordinance amendment <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.357, subd <br />4. <br /> <br /> <br />For more information see <br />LMC information memo <br />Zoning Decisions. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />See Section IV- B on the 60- <br />Day Rule. <br />An amendment to a zoning ordinance, including a rezoning, may be initiated <br />by the governing body, the planning commission, or by petition of affected <br />property owners as defined in the zoning ordinance. An amendment not <br />initiated by the planning commission must be referred to the planning <br />commission for study and report. The city council may not act on the <br />proposed amendment (either by adopting or denying the amendment) until <br />the planning commission has made its recommendations or 60 days have <br />elapsed from the date of reference of the amendment without a report by the <br />planning commission. <br /> It is important to note that while state statute provides the planning <br />commission 60 days to respond to proposals, the 60-Day Rule (an entirely <br />different rule with 60 days in the title) still applies to ordinance amendments <br />brought by application or petition of property owners.