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3/18/2021 Local Zoning Preemption Bill Advances in Senate - League of Minnesota Cities <br />Joining the League is opposition to the bill are several city organizations, including Metro Cities, the Municipal Legislative <br />Commission, Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, and Minnesota Association of Small Cities. <br />Read the joint city letter opposing SF 915 (pdf) (https://www.senate.mn/committees/2021- <br />2022/3108_Committee_on_Housing_Finance_and_Policy/City%20Letter%20-%20SF%20915.pdf ) <br />Proponents of the bill <br />Housing First and the Minnesota Association of Realtors testified in support of the bill, claiming that zoning regulations are <br />the reason residential development is driving up the cost of housing. However, it is widely known that land, labor, and <br />materials are the highest cost drivers — not city regulations. <br />Read information from Housing First (pdf) (https://www.senate.mn/committees/2021- <br />2022/3108_Committee_on_Housing_Finance_and_Policy Housing%20First%20-%20SF915.pdf) <br />Reach out to legislators <br />City officials are encouraged to contact their legislators to express their opposition to this bill. <br />For more background information about this bill, read a previous article (https://www.lmc.orginews-publicationsinews/allkoning- <br />preemptii ) <br />Read more news articles (https://www.lmc.org/news-publications/news/latest-news/) <br />https://www.lmc.org/news-publications/news/all/zoning-preemption-bill-update/ 2/2 <br />