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<br />LMC <br /> <br />LMCIT <br />Risk Management Information <br /> <br />.c...... of M......... CIIks <br />e.... pwmwtme~ <br /> <br />145 University Avenue West, St. Paul, MN 55103-2044 <br />Phone: (651) 481-1200 - (800) 925-1122 <br />Fax: (651) 481-1298 -roD (651) 281-1290 <br />www.bcit.lmnc.org <br /> <br />LAND USE UPDATE <br /> <br />MINN. STATE. SECTION 15.99- "THE60DAYRULE" <br /> <br />What is the "6O-Day Rule"? <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. ~ 15.99, Subdivision 2 provides: <br /> <br />... an agency must approve or deny within 60 days a written request relating to zoning ... <br />Failure of an agency to deny a request within 60 days is approval of the request. If an <br />agency denies the request, it must state in writing the reasons for the denial at the times <br />that it denies the request. <br /> <br />Can a Municipality Extend the 6O-Day Time Limit? <br /> <br />YES. Minn. Stat. ~ 15.99, Subdivision 3(f) pennits an agency to extend the time limit before <br />the end of the initial 6O-day period "by providing written notice of the extension to the <br />applicants." <br /> <br />"Notification must state the reasons for the extension and its anticipated length, which may <br />not exceed 60 days unless approved by the applicant." <br /> <br />When does the "60-day" time limit begin? <br /> <br />Subdivision 3(a) of Minn. Stat. ~ 15.99 details the method for calculating the 60-day period. <br />It provides: <br /> <br />The time limit .., begins upon the agency's receipt ofa written request containing all <br />infonnation required by law.... If an agency receives a written request that does contain <br />all required information, the 6O-day limit starts over ouIy if the agency sends notice <br />within 10 business days of receipt of the request telling the requester what information is <br />missing. <br />