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FROM : CENT Minnesota Statutes 2002. 15.99 PHONE NO. 651 429 8629 Jun. 1121 21211213 12:56PM P4 Page 1 of2 Minn~ta StatUtes .2002, Table of ChaPters I~le of contents for Chapter ~? 15.99 ~ deaAHge ~or ag8Dcy act.:I.on. Subdivision 1. Def'.1.n1.Uon. For plttposes of this section, "agency" means a department, agency, board, commission, or other group in the executive branch of state gove.rnrnent; a statutory or home rule charter citt, county, town, or school district; any metropolitan agency or regional entity; and any other political subdivision of the state. subd. 2. O4Iadline ~ox.- .J:8sponse. Except as otherwise provided in this section and notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an agency must approve or deny wi.th1n 60 days a written request relating to zoning, septic systems, or e~ans1on of the metropolitan urban service area for a pe~t, license, or other governmental approval of an action. Failure of an agency to deny a request within 60 days is approval of the request. If an agency dEUl.ies the request, it must state in writing' the reasons for the denial at the time that it denies the request. sUbd. 3. ApplicaUon; ezbmSious. (a) The time limit in subdivision 2 begins upon the agency's receipt of a written request containing all info.nna.tion required. by law or by a previous1y adopted rule, ordinance, or policy of the agency. If an agency receives ~ written request that does not contain all required info~tion, the 60~ay limit starts over only if the agency sendsnotice.wiehin ten business days of receipt of the request telling the requester what info~tion is missing. (b) If an action relating to zoning, septic systems, or expansion of the ~etropolitan urban service area requires the approval of more than one state agency in the executive branch, the 60-day period in subdivision 2 begins to run for all egeoutive branch agencies on the day a request containing a!1 required information ~s received by one state agency. The agency receiving the request must forward copies to othe~ state agencies whose approval is required. J (c) An agency response meets the 60-day time 11m1t if the agelloy can doc~t' that the response was sent within 60 days of receipt of the written request. (d) The time l~t in subdivision 2 is e&tended if a state statute, federal 1aw, or court order requires a process to occur before the agency aots on the ~equest, and the time periOdS prescribed in the state statute, federal law, or court order make it impossibl.e to act on the request wi thin 60 days. In cases described in this paragraph, the deadline is extended to 60 days after completion of the last process required in the app1icable statute, law, or order. Final approyal of an agency receiving a request is not considered a process for purposes of this paragraph. (el The time limit in sul:lciivision 2 is extended if: (1) a request sub~tted to a state agency requires prio~ approval of a http://www.revisorJeg.state.mn.uslstats/15/99.htm1 6/10/2003