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Village of Euclid <br />Ohio v. Ambler Realty <br />Co., 272 U.S. 365, 47 <br />S.Ct. 114 U.S., 1926 <br />Nordmarken v. City of <br />Richfield, 641 N.W.2d <br />343 (Minn. Ct. <br />App.2002). <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.352, <br />subd. 2 <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.351 <br />Minn. Stat. § 473.851 <br />Minn. Stat. § 103F; <br />Minn. Stat. §§ 103F- <br />103F.155; Minn. Stat. <br />§ 103F.335 Minn. <br />Stat. § 40A.01; Minn. <br />Stat. § 138.71 <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.351 <br />• Conservation of shore lands <br />• Access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems <br />• Flood control <br />B. Legal authority to zone <br />Statutory and Home Rule Charter Cities are granted the authority to adopt a <br />zoning ordinance by the Minnesota and US Supreme Court cases and by the <br />Municipal Planning Act found in Minnesota Statutes. The Municipal <br />Planning Act establishes a uniform and comprehensive procedure for <br />adopting or amending and implementing a zoning ordinance. <br />Cities in the metropolitan area are governed by the Metropolitan Land <br />Planning Act. The metro area is defined as the cities in the counties of <br />Anoka, Dakota (excluding the city of Northfield), Hennepin (excluding the <br />cities of Hanover and Rockford), Ramsey, Scott (excluding New Prague) and <br />Washington. The Metropolitan Planning Act also imposes certain mandatory <br />zoning and regulatory requirements on metropolitan cites. <br />Cities are also granted additional authority by state statute to impose land use <br />controls on development through the Minnesota Water Laws, the Floodplain <br />Management Laws, the Minnesota Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the <br />Agricultural Land Preservation laws and the Minnesota Historic District Act <br />to name only a few. <br />C. Role of comprehensive planning in <br />zoning ordinance adoption <br />All cities have the authority to adopt zoning regulations, though cities may <br />follow different paths to adoption of an ordinance. Some cities may engage <br />in extensive formal planning, including the drafting of a comprehensive plan, <br />prior to ordinance adoption, while others may need to follow a more <br />immediate process. <br />ZONING GUIDE FOR CITIES 5 <br />