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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />W.H. Barber Co. v. City of <br />Minneapolis, 227 Minn. 77, <br />34 N.W.2d 710 (1948). <br />Minn. Stat. § 331A.05, <br />subd. 6. <br />Minn. Star. § 462.36. <br />Minn. Star. § 507.093. <br />Bruce Twp. v. Schmitz, No. <br />A15-1163 (Minn. Ct. App. <br />May 31, 2016) <br />(unpublished decision). <br />Minn. Star. § 471.62. <br />Minn. Star. § 471.62. <br />See also Raymond v. Baehr, <br />163 N.W.2d 51 (Minn. <br />1968) (holding a city may <br />also incorporate a "public <br />record" by reference in an <br />ordinance). <br />Another example might be an annexation ordinance containing legal <br />property descriptions where a summary identifying the property by using <br />popularly understood location points like a street or watercourse line would <br />better inform the public of its purpose and intent. <br />Errors in the publication of an ordinance may affect its validity. If the error <br />is minor so that the correct meaning is clear from the context, the error has <br />no effect on the ordinance's validity. When the error is more substantial, <br />however, the ordinance provision containing the error is ineffective and <br />void. <br />In home rule charter cities, the charter can impose additional or special <br />requirements for the publication of ordinances. <br />4. Recording <br />A certified copy of every ordinance, resolution, map, or regulation relating <br />to subdivisions, conditional use permits, and official maps must be filed <br />with the county recorder. Failure to record an ordinance, resolution, map, <br />regulation, variance or order shall not affect its validity or enforceability. <br />5. Adoption by reference <br />Statutory and charter cities can reduce costs for publication when adopting <br />certain complicated regulatory codes in ordinance form by using the <br />process of adoption by reference. In effect, cities can adopt certain <br />regulations by passing and publishing an ordinance that identifies the <br />statute or other rule by name. Cities may only adopt regulations by <br />reference on subjects about which they have authority to legislate. <br />Cities may adopt the following by reference: <br />• Minnesota statutes. <br />• State agency administrative rules or regulations. <br />• The state building code and the uniform fire code. <br />• Codes (or parts of codes) prepared for general distribution in printed <br />form as a standard or model by any governmental, trade, or professional <br />association on the subject of building construction (limited to the state <br />building code), plumbing, electrical wiring, flammable liquids, sanitary <br />provisions, public health, safety or welfare. <br />• Compilations or regulations or standards prepared by regional and <br />county planning agencies on the subject of planning, zoning, <br />subdivision regulation, and housing regulation. <br />League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 8/30/2022 <br />Meetings, Motions, Resolutions, and Ordinances Chapter 7 1 Page 48 <br />