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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 8/3/2018 <br />Planning Commission Guide Page 20 <br />Rupp v. Mayasich, 533 <br />N.W.2d 893 (Minn. Ct. App. <br />1995). <br />• To prohibit actions from being taken at a secret meeting where it is <br />impossible for the interested public to become fully informed concerning <br />decisions of public bodies or to detect improper influences. <br />• To ensure the public’s right to be informed. <br />• To afford the public an opportunity to present its views to the public <br />body. <br />Minn. Stat. § 13D.01, subd. 1. The Open Meeting Law applies to all governing bodies of any school <br />district, unorganized territory, county, city, town or other public body, and to <br />any committee, sub-committee, board, department or commission of a public <br />body. Thus, the law applies to meetings of all city planning commissions <br />and any city or commission advisory boards or committees. <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. § 13D.01, subd. 6. At least one copy of the materials made available to the planning <br />commission at or before the meeting must also be made available for <br />inspection by the public. However, this does not apply to not-public data or <br />materials relating to the agenda items of a closed meeting. <br />LMC information memo <br />Meetings of City Councils. <br /> <br />The Open Meeting Law also contains some specific notice and record- <br />keeping requirements which are discussed in detail in the LMC Information <br />Memo Meetings of City Councils. <br /> B. The 60-Day Rule <br />For more information on the <br />60-Day Rule see the LMC <br />information memo, Zoning <br />Guide Section V-A, The 60- <br />Day Rule. <br />Cities generally have only 60 days to approve or deny a written request <br />relating to zoning, including rezoning requests, conditional use permits and <br />variances. This requirement is known as the “60-Day Rule.” <br />Minn. Stat. § 15.99. <br />Manco of Fairmont v. Town <br />Bd. of Rock Dell Township, <br />583 N.W.2d 293 (Minn. Ct. <br />App. 1998) cf. American <br />Tower, L.P. v. City of Grant, <br />636 N.W.2d 309 (Minn. <br />2001). Hans Hagen Homes, <br />Inc. v. City of Minnetrista, <br />728 N.W.2d 536 (Minn. <br />2007) distinguished by <br />Johnson v. Cook Cty., 786 <br />N.W.2d 291 (Minn. 2010). <br />The 60-Day Rule is a state law that requires cities to approve or deny a <br />written request relating to zoning within 60 days or it is deemed approved. <br />The underlying purpose of the rule is to keep governmental agencies from <br />taking too long in deciding land use issues. Minnesota courts have generally <br />demanded strict compliance with the rule. <br />See LMC information memo, <br />Zoning Guide for Cities, <br />Section V-A, The 60-Day <br />Rule. <br />All planning commission review of zoning related applications must be <br />completed in a manner that allows the city to complete its entire approval <br />process within the timeframe dictated by the 60-Day Rule. Local ordinance <br />should not establish timeframes for planning commission review of <br />applications or appeal of commission decisions that do not allow the city to <br />comply with the 60-Day Rule.