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--- - 2h , I Pilot Projects I Sets criteria for county plans based on the full law, with some additional requirements. .. · Requires pilot counties to establish urban growth and sets some zoning restrictions on land located outside that area, · Requires identification of density at which municipalities plan to develop, · Requires counties adjacent to the metropolitan area to "coordinate" with the Met Council's I development guide and requires review and comment by the Council. · Prohibits county amendments to plans for areas within municipal growth areas outside the municipality without municipal approval. I Alternative Dispute Resolution Process · Sets in place a dispute resolution process for property owners and local units of government with I land use disputes, This is also an alternative to the municipal board, Municipal Board is repealed on December 31, 1999, with powers transferred to state Planning I Funding Total funding for the biennium is $1.4 million dollars, distributed through the state Planning Office, All I money is available only to counties or joint powers districts that include at least one county, However, in at least some cases, counties receiving grants can pass funds along to municipalities regardless of whether they are in a joint planning district. Other Laws of Interest I Manufactured home parks are now a conditional use in any zoning district that allows the construction or placement of housing intended for use by two or more families, (Chapter 200, Art, 4) eI ~ The Purchase and Transfer of development rights is specifically included as an official control that may be used to preserve land in one area and encourage development in another. Specifies the use I of conservation easements as the method of preserving land, (Chapter 216) There are a variety of environmental and pOllution control programs provided in Chapter 216. Some I of these, include large land useldevelopment compo;)ents, Bills That Didn't Get Anywhere (This Year) I Bills affecting the Met Council included one {Chapter 151, vetoed} that would have made the Council an elected body and another that would have stripped the Council of most duties and redistributed those responsibilities to the state and metropolitan counties (HF 783/SF 1209), I Building penn it fees would be limited to the cost of issuing and enforcing the permit {HF 804}. Heritage and historic TIF subdistricts would have been allowed {SF 601/HF 1184}, I The building code and standards division would have been transferred to the Department of .~., Public Safety {HF 336/SF 3M}, A school facility fee would have been placed on all new metropolitan area residential construction 4 (HF 1564/SF 1248). I A takings bill, titled the "Private Property Protection Act", was introduced late in the session, e. probably in preparation for next year (HF 2216/SF 1963), And, before this year's legislation even passed, a bill was introduced for next year to provide that I zoning supersedes the comprehensive plan (HF 2205/SF 1967), - - ' ------.-