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Minn. Stat. § 462.357, <br />subds. 2, 5 . <br />A.G. Op. 59-A-32 <br />(Jan. 25, 2002). <br />Minn. Stat. § 412.191, <br />subd. 4; <br />Minn. Stat. § <br />331A.02; <br />Minn. Stat. § <br />331A.04. <br />See Handbook, <br />Chapter 7 for more <br />information on <br />publishing ordinances <br />in summary form <br />See LMCIT risk <br />management memo, <br />The 60-Day Rule: <br />Minnesota 's <br />Automatic Approval <br />Statute <br />Minn. Stat. § 15.99 <br />Manco of Fairmont v. <br />Town Bd. of Rock Dell <br />Township, 583 <br />N.W.2d 293 (Minn. <br />Ct. App. 1998) . <br />Hans Hagen Homes, <br />Inc. v. City of <br />Minnetrista, 728 <br />N.W.2d 536 (Minn. <br />2007). <br />If there is no planning commission, the city council itself should review and <br />address comments from the public hearing and make any appropriate and <br />reasonable revisions. Zoning ordinances must be adopted by a majority vote <br />of all of the members of the council. For example, this would mean three <br />votes on a five member council. One Minnesota attorney general opinion has <br />found that charter cities may not provide for different voting requirements in <br />their city charter, because the Municipal Planning Act supersedes <br />inconsistent charter provisions. <br />2. Publication <br />After adopting or amending a zoning ordinance, the council must publish or <br />summarize it in the official newspaper. <br />V. Zoning ordinance <br />administration <br />A. The 60-Day Rule <br />Most importantly in administering a zoning ordinance, cities must remember <br />that they generally have only 60 days to approve or deny a written request <br />relating to zoning, including rezoning requests, conditional use permits, and <br />variances. This requirement is known as the "60-Day Rule." <br />The 60-Day Rule is a state law that requires cities to approve or deny a <br />written request relating to zoning within 60 days or it is deemed approved. <br />The underlying purpose of the rule is to keep governmental agencies from <br />taking too long in deciding land use issues. Minnesota courts have generally <br />demanded strict compliance with the rule. <br />ZONING GUIDE FOR CITIES 25 <br />