Amortization of certain property uses authorized.
This bill modifies a Minnesota law that generally prohibits municipalities from using "amortization" (gradually phasing out existing property uses) to eliminate lawful property uses that were established before new zoning rules took effect. It creates two specific exceptions: (1) to allow amortization for adults-only businesses like bookstores or theaters, and (2) to permit it for certain nonconforming industrial uses in environmental justice areas within first-class cities. The change affects local governments' ability to enforce zoning ordinances and property owners operating under these specific exceptions. It does not create new general authorization for amortization but narrows the existing prohibition.
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Introduced Feb 10, 2025
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Samantha Sencer-Mura
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