MN SF3886

Agencies must approve or deny building permits and zoning-related requests within 60 days, with failure to deny constituting automatic approval.

Municipalities cannot require planned unit development agreements for residential developments that comply with existing zoning ordinances or qualify as conditional uses.

Municipalities are prohibited from conditioning approval of building permits or development on aesthetic requirements not mandated by the State Building Code.

Municipalities cannot require more than one garage for a single-family dwelling.

Counties and municipalities are prohibited from opting out of affordable housing policy requirements, effective retroactively from September 1, 2016.