Laserfiche WebLink
Page 1 of 3 <br /> 59a-32 (Cr. Ref. 441h; 477b-34) <br /> 6 <br /> MI NICLPALI'TIESP ZONING: AN EENDMENT: With certain exceptions, municipal zoning <br /> ordinances may be adopted or amended by majority vote of governing body notwithstanding charier <br /> provision, or ordinance requiring greater majority. 462. 351 , 462.357. <br /> Minn. Stat. § § <br /> 59a-32 <br /> (Cr. Ref. 441h; 477b-34) <br /> January 25, 2002 <br /> Mr, Brian D. Neugebauer <br /> Moorhead City Attorney <br /> Ohnstad Twichell, P.C. <br /> 901 13th Avenue East <br /> P .O. Box 458 <br /> West Fargo, ND 58078-0458 <br /> Dear Mr. Neugebauer: <br /> the number of city council votes required to adopt or <br /> Thank you for your letter concerning <br /> amend zoning ordinances. <br /> FACTS <br /> In 2001 , he legislature amended Minn. Stat. § 462.357, subd. 2 to reduce the necessary voting <br /> majorite rharter city, has <br /> majojit y for adoption or amendment of most municipal zoning ordinances from two-hinds to a simple <br /> body . The City of <br /> enacted a zoning ordinance hatgrequiresg Moorhead, <br /> y of all members of the a two-thirds council oteo all zoning ssue$ in accordance <br /> with the previous state law. <br /> that requYou ask ired by state statute for -ruleadopt charter <br /> or city may <br /> of zoning e restrictive voting requirement than <br /> We answer your question in the negative_ <br /> First, it is well established that local units of government have no inherent powers, but can only <br /> take those cations expressly authorized by statute or home rule charter Or d 2 / 1 necessary <br /> Mirut249,carry 35 <br /> out the powers expressly conferred. See, e. g. , Borgelt v. City ofMinneapolis, <br /> N.W.2d 438 (1965) ; Alexander v. City of Minneapolis; 267 Minn. 155, 125 N.W.2d 583 (1963); City of <br /> Birchwood Village v. Shnes, 576 N.W.2d 458 (Minn. Ct. App. 1998). Authority for municipalities to <br /> dinances, is expressly provided by Minn. Stat. § § 462.351 , et <br /> enact land use controls, including zoning or <br /> seq. See, e_g. , Alexander. <br /> on <br /> Prior to 2001 , Minix wtotth§rdsv vote of of <br /> albm rn(b2u000 rs f heautl}govern norized g botdy . or amendment <br /> eo the <br /> zoning ordinances only by <br /> facts provided, the Moorhead zoning ordinance is consistent with that requirement. It appears that two- <br /> thirds voting requirement in the ordinance was based solely upon Acet of visions <br /> of s 1tio 207 § 57 , <br /> 13 <br /> subd_ 2 (2000). As you have noted, however, the legislature, by the <br /> 2001 Minn. Laws 849 , 854, amended that subdivision as follows: <br /> 1VV-d 999/V99 ' d tVV-1 01HISEt19+ WE V9-Zt-xdV <br />