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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />Wensmann Realty, Inc. v. City <br />of Eagan, 734 N.W.2d 623 <br />(Minn. 2007). <br />Mendota Golf, !JP v. City of <br />Mendota Heights, 708 <br />N.W.2d 162 (Minn. 2006). <br />Pine County v. State, Dept. of <br />Natural Resources, 280 <br />N.W.2d 625 (Minn. 1979). <br />Minn. Stat. § 103F.335. <br />Minn. Stat. § 103F.221. <br />See Section V -E -1 -c <br />Applicability for more <br />information on regulatory <br />takings. <br />Sample Parking <br />Requirements. <br />Minn Stat. § 138.74. <br />Minn. Stat. § 138.73. <br />D. Zoning to protect natural resources or preserve <br />open spaces and green space <br />The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that a municipality has legitimate <br />interests in protecting open, green and recreational space for the public <br />through comprehensive planning and zoning. City ordinances use a variety <br />of methods to promote open space and green space. A common zoning tool <br />is cluster zoning Cluster zoning groups new homes onto part of the <br />development parcel, so that the remainder can be preserved as unbuilt open <br />space. However, it is important to note that zoning regulations (including <br />regulations mandating green or open spaces) that deny an owner all practical <br />use of their property may be considered a regulatory taking. <br />E. Parking requirements <br />Cars are ubiquitous to American life and off - street parking requirements are <br />a common feature of city zoning ordinances. Off - street parking requirements <br />may reduce congestion on city streets, thereby improving safety and <br />aesthetics. <br />Typically a city zoning ordinance will require a certain number of off - street <br />parking space for each type of use. For example, an ordinance may require a <br />landowner in a commercial district to provide four parking spaces per 1,000 <br />sq ft of useable floor space. Many zoning ordinances find it helpful to use a <br />table to illustrate the city's parking requirements. <br />F. Historic Preservation <br />Historic preservation ordinances seek to protect and maintain buildings and <br />sites of significance to history and pre - history, architecture and culture. <br />Certain cities, which contain historic districts established by state statute, are <br />specifically empowered by state law to create zoning regulations for their <br />historic districts that: <br />• regulate the construction, alteration, demolition and use of structures <br />within the district. <br />• prevent the construction of buildings of a character not in conformity <br />with that of the historic district. <br />• allow the city to remove blighting influences, including signs, unsightly <br />structures and debris, incompatible with the maintenance of the physical <br />well -being of the district. <br />• allow the city "to adopt other measures as necessary to protect, preserve <br />and perpetuate the district." <br />Currently there are 25 official historic districts designated by state law. <br />League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 9/10/2012 <br />Zoning Guide for Cities Page 17 <br />