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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.353, subd. <br />4(c). <br />Minn. Stat. § 326B.145. <br />Notice must be published at least 10 days before the public hearing. The <br />exception also authorizes cities that collect an annual cumulative total in <br />excess of $5,000 of land use fees to adopt a fee schedule if they wish, but <br />they may only do so by ordinance, after following the same notice and <br />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 />Another important topic to discuss in zoning administration is on-going <br />maintenance of the zoning ordinance itself, both its actual text and maps. <br />City zoning authority is created and regulated by statutes and court <br />decisions. Both are changed or are amended frequently, making it imperative <br />that cities remain abreast of current developments in the law and, with the <br />assistance of legal counsel, amend their zoning ordinances accordingly. <br />Any city that has adopted a zoning ordinance should regularly review it to <br />make sure it is consistent with current law. In addition, cities should also <br />review their ordinances to make sure they are consistent with past staff and <br />council interpretation and to make sure they are consistent with the city's <br />comprehensive plan. <br />Finally, the zoning ordinance should be reviewed to ensure that it is <br />consistent with the city council's current goals and visions for the <br />community. Changes in the city's economic situation, population changes <br />and surges in development interest may quickly make a zoning ordinance <br />outdated with current city realities. Regulations that are inconsistent with <br />what the staff and council see as the future of the community can only cause <br />conflicts when particular applications have to be evaluated. <br />League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 1/20/2015 <br />Zoning Guide for Cities Page 36 <br />