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<br /> . <br /> - <br /> . ~ CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> . MEMORANDUM <br /> . DATE: July 18, 1995 <br /> . TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director ~ <br /> FROM: <br /> . <br /> SUBJECT: Deadline for A~ency Actions - Minnesota Statute <br /> . Backl!:round <br /> On July 1, 1995, the attached Article 18 of Chapter 248, "Deadline for Agency Actions", became <br /> . State law. The bill establishes a 60 day time limit for "agencies", including cities, to approve or <br /> deny any "written request relating to zoning, septic systems, or expansion of the metropolitan <br /> urban service area". If a city does not deny a request within 60 days (or obtain an extension), the <br /> . request is automatically approved. The 60 day time limit begins upon the City's receipt of "a <br /> written request containing all information required by law or by a previously adopted rule, <br /> ordinance or policy of the agency". <br /> . On July 14, 1995, I attended a workshop conducted by the Minnesota Chapter of the American <br /> .- Planning Association (MNAP A). The sole topic of this workshop was impact of this bill on <br /> municipalities. The workshop was attended by over 100 Planning Officials. <br /> . Applications <br /> Pursuant to subdivision 3a, the 60 day time limit does not begin if the application is incomplete <br /> and the City within 10 days (business days) mail notice to the petitioner informing them that <br /> I required information is missing from their application. <br /> The application is complete, if all information required by previously adopted policy, resolution, <br /> I and\or ordinance has been provided. If the staff disagrees with the content of the material <br /> provided, but all required material has been provided, then the 60 day clock started with the <br /> submission of the application, <br /> . Action Deadline <br /> Pursuant to Subdivision 2, ifthe City fails to deny an application within 60 days, then the <br /> I application is considered to be approved. <br /> The City may extend the 60 day review window to 120 days by simply providing written notice of <br /> . the extension to the applicant (Subdivision 3f). The Statute does not require the City to provide <br /> the petitioner with a "Good Reason" for the extension. The City is only obligated to provide the <br /> petitioner with a "reason" in the extension of the review window. The City may not extend the <br /> . review window past 120 days without the petitioners consent. <br /> .- <br /> I <br />