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• CHAPTER 16 <br /> D. Municipal or area redevelopment <br /> agencies <br /> Minn.Stat.§§469.109 to Any municipality or group of municipalities may establish a public body, <br /> 469.123. known as a municipal or area redevelopment agency, in and for the area the <br /> municipality covers.This law defines municipalities as home rule charter or <br /> statutory cities, counties,towns or school districts. <br /> Minn.Stat.§469.110,subd. 11. The law includes only rural areas, which generally means all areas that are <br /> Minn.star.§469.111. not within the boundary of any city having a population of 50,000 or more, <br /> and not immediately adjacent to urbanized and urbanizing areas with a <br /> population density of more than 100 persons per square mile or areas with <br /> an unemployment rate of 6 percent or more. The restrictions limit <br /> applicability of the law to rural areas and to the Iron Range. <br /> Minn.stat.§469.111. The establishment of the municipal or area redevelopment agency is similar <br /> Minn.stat.§469.115. to the establishment of an HRA. A municipal or area redevelopment agency <br /> has similar powers to an HRA. <br /> E. City development districts <br /> • Minn Stat.§§469.124 to Any home rule charter or statutory city may designate development districts <br /> 469.134. within the boundaries of the city. Within these districts, cities may: <br /> • Adopt a development program to acquire, construct, reconstruct, <br /> improve,alter, extend, operate,maintain or promote developments <br /> aimed at improving the physical facilities, quality of life,and quality of <br /> transportation. <br /> • Promote pedestrian skyway systems. <br /> • Install special lighting systems, street signs and street furniture, <br /> landscaping of streets and public property, and snow removal systems. <br /> Minn.stat.§469.127. The law encourages pedestrian skyway systems,underground pedestrian <br /> concourses,people-mover systems,and publicly-owned parking structures. <br /> It exempts these structures from taxation even when they are attached to <br /> privately-owned buildings. <br /> F. Municipal industrial development <br /> Main.Stat.§§469.152 to For the purpose of attracting industrial and commercial development and <br /> 469.1651. encouraging local governments to prevent economic deterioration, any home <br /> Minn.Stat §469.152. rule charter or statutory city or its redevelopment agency has the power to <br /> promote industrial development by: <br /> ' HANDBOOK FOR MINNESOTA CITIES 16-11 <br /> This chapter last revised 12/15/2004 <br />