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REPORT COMMITTEE CONSIDERS 1981 PROGRAM Your NAIOP Legislature and Public Affairs Committee met February 5, 1981 to consider the impact of the current Minnesota Legislature on NAIOP members. The session is just underway and getting organized. NAIOP is closely monilorlng the property tax legislation, land-use bills, tax-exempt financing issues - and fully supporting Governor Quie's efforts to keep state spending in line with current income. 1980 LAND USE LAWS In response to several requests, mary of the changes made in 1980 to land use laws sponsored by NAIOP for the benefit of our members and their business customers. Complete explanations can be obtained from our NAIOP business office. 1980 NEW SUBDIVISION EFFECTIVE DATE. The Law, LEGISLATION (lhe Law) which slattS at Section 18 of Minnesota Laws 1980, Chapter 566. amends Minnesota Statutes 1978, Section 462.35B. and became effective August f, 1980. However, a municipality does not have to until the municipality next amends its subdivision ordinance. The Metropolitan Land Planning Act calls for the adoption of local com- prehensive plans by approximately January, 1981, and the modifica- of time thereafter. Consequently. most metropolitan area municipali- ties should amend their subdivision ordinances to comply with the )f the law within the next three yea~. practical matter, due to the "Colli$ Case'; and this new law, form to the new provisions in advance of local law revisions. - Ed.) dictability in the development approval process. The following are SECTION 19: A new definition of "subdivision" clarifies the scope of municipal authority in this area. Now leasehold interests can be SECTION 24: The last sentence in this section precludes the retro- active effect of a moratorium against an approved preliminary or final plat. SECTION 26: New language requires that conditions for subdivision e.g., the subdivision regulations. Developers now have a basis for Also, for the first time, there is express authority for municipalities and developers to enter into development agreements. While this existed. SECTION 27: This language incorporates a 1976 Minnesota Supreme In addition, the regulations may only require that a reasonable improvements. The word reasonabl has been added as a qualifica- SECTION 29: Streamlines subdivision review procedures. It provides that preliminary and final reviev~ may be consolidated. It established a 120-day period for subdivision approval or disapproval. Previously municipalities had to act within sixty days following the public hearing, but a public hearing could be held any time. SECTION 30: Is a major new section. It deals with vested rights, that is, the right to rely on an approval even though requirements change year from preliminary plat approval and two years from final plat approval. The city and developer may agree to longer periods and developers may negotiate such an extension in the development SECTION 33: Simply reinforces the fact that municipal subdivision control authori~ is permissive, and that municipalities can limit the application of their subdivision regulations to particular kinds of subdivision, involving divisions of varying sizes. -- James C. Stuebner. Chairman NAIOP Legislative Committee PROGRAM .............. COMMITTEE _ NEWS All breakfast meetings and seminars for the next twelve months have been scheduled for the RADISSON SOUTH HOTEL beginning with the February breakfast meeting. The change in locations to the Radisson South Hotel marks both the end and the beginning of an era in our Upper Midwest Chapter his- tory. It is the end of meetings at the Ambassador Hotel where we have met for the past four years, during which time we have seen our membership grow from 30 to 130 members and breakfast meeting attendance go from 25-30 to 150. Our change to the Radisson re- flects the changes that have occurred in the organization and also marks the beginning of perhaps a new era in our chapter. We look forward to the change. Our January meeting was exceIlentl What most of us {including me) tend to think of as rather a dry subject was superbly handled by our speakers, Ken Stensby of United Propertie~ and David B~nnett of Myers & Bennett. The'/ showed us all some real, down-to-earth examples of energy savings and profit potential for the building developer and owner. Our thanks also to Bill Balsiger of Northland Mortgage for the great job in preparing and moderating the p~ogram. As indicated on the front page, our February meeting (to be held at the Radisson South) promises rD be another superb program. All the participants have promised to be totally candid about the devel- oper/municipality relationship and I think we will all learn from the experience. Plans are well under~vay on our March Full-Day Seminar to which we will be bringing some speakers of national renown to enlighten us about the rest of the world and how they view the changing developer role for the 1980's. Mark your calendar now for March 24th for the Radisson South. Also coming up in NAIOP we have the following even? scheduled both nationally and locally: FEB 16 National Winter Developer's Conference Palm Springs, California FEB 24 Upper Midwest Chapter Breakfast Meeting "Developer/Municipality Relationship" MAR 24 Upper Midwest Chapter Puli-Day Seminar °*Changing Bole of the Developer for the 1980'e" APR S National Mid-Year Conference "Estate Planning for the Closely Held CorporatloB'° APR 2t Upper Midwest Chapter Breakfast Meeting REMEMBER the change in the location of our meeting to the Radis- son South Hotel. -- Steven E. Gage, Chairmen NAIOP Program Committee