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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.357, subd. <br />1 g. <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.357. <br />A.G. Op. 59-A-32 (Aug. 18, <br />1995). <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.3585. <br />Instead, cities may consider taking proactive measure to adopt local adult <br />use regulations. However, adopting any regulations of adult uses is legally <br />complex and the city attorney should be involved in the drafting of any adult <br />use ordinances. <br />H. Restricting Feedlots <br />Zoning ordinances that regulate feedlots must comply with certain <br />procedures outlined in the Municipal Planning Act. When a city considers <br />adopting a new or amended feedlot ordinance, it must notify the Minnesota <br />Pollution Control Agency and commissioner of Agriculture at the beginning <br />of the process. <br />A local zoning ordinance that requires a setback for new feedlots from <br />existing residential areas must also require that new residential areas have <br />the same setbacks from existing feedlots in agricultural districts. This <br />requirement does not pertain to a new residence built to replace an existing <br />residence. A city may grant a variance from this requirement. <br />At the request of the city council, the city must prepare a report on the <br />economic effects from specific provisions in the feedlot ordinance. <br />Assistance with the report, in the form of a template, is available from the <br />commissioner of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Department of <br />Employment and Economic Development. Upon completion, the report must <br />be submitted to the commissioners of Employment and Economic <br />Development and Agriculture along with the proposed ordinance. <br />1. Extra -territorial zoning and joint planning <br />1. Extra -territorial zoning <br />A city's zoning authority may be extended by ordinance to unincorporated <br />territories within two miles of its boundaries, unless that area falls within <br />another city, county or township that has adopted its own zoning regulations. <br />Where zoning is extended, ordinances may be enforced in the same manner <br />and to the same extent as within the city's corporate limits. <br />2. Joint planning <br />Joint planning may also assist cities in coordinating their land use efforts <br />with neighboring townships. State statute authorizes the creation of a joint <br />planning board, when requested by a resolution of a city, or county or town <br />board. <br />League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 1/20/2015 <br />Zoning Guide for Cities Page 18 <br />