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8.1 (b) A city must specify in writing all requirements for an application for a building​ <br />8.2 permit for middle housing or for a subdivision to be considered complete. The written​ <br />8.3 completion requirements must accompany each application.​ <br />8.4 (c) An applicant may direct the city to toll the 60-day review period for an application​ <br />8.5 for a building permit for middle housing or for a subdivision application under subdivision​ <br />8.6 12. The applicant may also direct the city to begin to run the 60-day time period for an​ <br />8.7 application that was previously tolled upon request by the applicant. A request under this​ <br />8.8 paragraph must be in writing. A city may not charge a fee to the applicant for a request​ <br />8.9 under this paragraph.​ <br />8.10 Subd. 14.Model ordinance.(a) On or before December 31, 2024, the commissioner of​ <br />8.11 the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency must develop and publish a model ordinance for​ <br />8.12 adoption by cities that addresses the requirements of this section. On or before July 1, 2025,​ <br />8.13 a city must adopt the model ordinance under this subdivision or amend its official controls​ <br />8.14 to be consistent with the requirements of this section as part of an alternative density plan​ <br />8.15 under subdivision 15.​ <br />8.16 (b) The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency must convene an advisory group of​ <br />8.17 stakeholders to provide information during the development of the model ordinance. The​ <br />8.18 advisory group must represent expertise in city administration, housing affordability, housing​ <br />8.19 construction, municipal land use planning and zoning, and any other topics that the agency​ <br />8.20 determines are necessary.​ <br />8.21 Subd. 15.Alternative density plans.A city may develop an alternative density plan​ <br />8.22 and submit the plan to the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for​ <br />8.23 approval. The commissioner may approve an alternative density plan under this subdivision​ <br />8.24 only if the city demonstrates that the plan will result in an equal or greater amount of middle​ <br />8.25 housing production that would occur with the adoption of the model ordinance under​ <br />8.26 subdivision 14. The commissioner must approve or disapprove an alternative density plan​ <br />8.27 within 120 days of the day of receipt of the plan by the commissioner.​ <br />8.28 Subd. 16.Exception.This section does not apply to any parcel located in a floodplain.​ <br />8.29 Subd. 17.State Building Code; State Fire Code.This section does not modify any​ <br />8.30 requirement of the State Building Code or State Fire Code.​ <br />8.31 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025, except that subdivisions​ <br />8.32 1, 14, and 15 are effective July 1, 2024.​ <br />8​Section 1.​ <br />24-06653 as introduced​02/08/24 REVISOR KRB/HL​