#16 - Retention of City Zoning Authority

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SF1370 REVISOR JSK S1370-1 1st Engrossment Sec. 8. 10 10.1 (3) if all of the units are all-electric and efficient homes and at least two of the units are 10.2 also affordable housing, the city or town must permit the development of at least eight 10.3 residential dwelling units on the lot. 10.4 (c) The requirements of this subdivision apply regardless of the types of middle housing 10.5 authorized by the city or town under subdivision 2. 10.6 (d) A municipality that does not approve a project under section 462.358, subdivision 10.7 2a, must provide the applicant with written justification and reasons for the disapproval 10.8 within seven days of the disapproval. Where insufficient infrastructure is the reason for 10.9 disapproval, a municipality must include from a public works director or a similarly qualified 10.10 person evidence in the written justification. 10.11 Subd. 5. Municipal standards. (a) Municipal official controls must not impose standards 10.12 that create practical difficulties in the placement or building of residential units on any lot. 10.13 (b) Any standards, performance conditions, or requirements imposed by a municipality 10.14 for residential dwelling units permitted under this section must allow for all missing middle 10.15 types authorized under subdivision 2 to be built. 10.16 (c) Any limits or restrictions on missing middle development must directly relate to 10.17 protecting public health, safety, and general welfare. 10.18 Subd. 6. Accessory dwelling units authorized. (a) An accessory dwelling unit may be 10.19 built on any residential lot in a municipality, regardless of total lot size, street frontage, 10.20 connectivity between the accessory dwelling unit and the primary dwelling on the lot, and 10.21 whether the lot is occupied by the property owner. 10.22 (b) A municipality may permit more than one accessory dwelling unit to be built on a 10.23 residential lot. 10.24 Subd. 7. Minimum lot size permitted. (a) A municipality may, by ordinance, require 10.25 a minimum lot size in accordance with this subdivision to which the density requirements 10.26 of subdivisions 3 and 4 apply. 10.27 (b) A minimum lot size for a city of the first class must not be greater than: 10.28 (1) 2,500 square feet for a single-family detached home, duplex, triplex, fourplex, 10.29 fiveplex, sixplex, stacked flat, and courtyard apartment; or 10.30 (2) 1,200 square feet for a townhome and cottage housing. 10.31 (c) A minimum lot size for a city of the second, third, or fourth class or a town must not 10.32 be greater than: