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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.353, subd. <br />4(d). <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.361. <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.353, subd. <br />4(a). <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.353, subd. <br />4(c). <br />Minn. Stat. § 326B.145. <br />If a dispute arises over a specific fee imposed by a city related to a specific <br />application, the person aggrieved by the fee may appeal to district court <br />provided the appeal is brought within 60 days after approval of the <br />application and deposit of the fee into escrow. An approved application may <br />proceed as if the fee had been paid, pending a decision on the appeal. <br />Generally, cities must adopt fees by ordinance. However, there is a statutory <br />exception to this general requirement. The exception authorizes cities that <br />collect an annual cumulative total of $5,000 or less of land use fees to <br />simply refer to a fee schedule in the ordinance that governs the official <br />control or permit. These cities are authorized to adopt a fee schedule by <br />ordinance or by resolution, either annually or more frequently, after <br />providing notice and holding a public hearing. Notice must be published at <br />least 10 days before the public hearing. The exception also authorizes cities <br />that collect an annual cumulative total in excess of $5,000 of land use fees to <br />adopt a fee schedule if they wish, but they may only do so by ordinance, <br />after following the same notice and hearing procedures. <br />January 1 is set by statute as the standard effective date for changes to fee <br />ordinances, but a city may set a different effective date as long as the new <br />fee ordinance does not apply to a project for which application for final <br />approval was submitted before the ordinance was adopted. <br />Cities that collect over $10,000 in fees annually must report annually to the <br />Department of Labor and Industry all construction and development - related <br />fees collected or face penalties. The report must include information on the <br />number and valuation of the units for which fees were paid, the amount of <br />building permit fees, plan review fees, administrative fees, engineering fees, <br />infrastructure fees, other construction and development related fees, and the <br />expenses associated with the municipal activities for which the fees were <br />collected. <br />F. Updating and maintaining the city's zoning <br />ordinance <br />The last, but perhaps most important topic to discuss in zoning <br />administration is on -going maintenance of the zoning ordinance itself, both <br />its actual text and maps. City zoning authority is created and regulated by <br />statutes and court decisions. Both are changed or are amended frequently, <br />making it imperative that cities remain abreast of current developments in <br />the law and, with the assistance of legal counsel, amend their zoning <br />ordinances accordingly. <br />League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 9/10/2012 <br />Zoning Guide for Cities Page 37 <br />