Minnesota § 473.852 DEFINITIONS

Minnesota Statutes

§ 473.852 — DEFINITIONS

Minnesota § 473.852

PartMETROPOLITAN AREA

Ch. 473METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT

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Minn. Stat. § 473.852 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Terms.
As used in sections462.355,473.175, and473.851to473.871, the following terms shall have the meanings given them.

Subd. 2.Advisory Metropolitan Land Use Committee or advisory committee.
"Advisory Metropolitan Land Use Committee" or "advisory committee" means an advisory committee established by the Metropolitan Council pursuant to section473.853.

Subd. 3.Applicable planning statute.
"Applicable planning statute" means sections394.21to394.37for counties and sections462.351to462.364for cities and towns.

Subd. 4.Capital improvement program.
"Capital improvement program" means an itemized program for a five-year prospective period, and any amendments thereto, subject to at least biennial review, setting forth the schedule, timing, and details of specific contemplated ca

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Subdivision 1.Terms.
As used in sections462.355,473.175, and473.851to473.871, the following terms shall have the meanings given them.

Subd. 2.Advisory Metropolitan Land Use Committee or advisory committee.
"Advisory Metropolitan Land Use Committee" or "advisory committee" means an advisory committee established by the Metropolitan Council pursuant to section473.853.

Subd. 3.Applicable planning statute.
"Applicable planning statute" means sections394.21to394.37for counties and sections462.351to462.364for cities and towns.

Subd. 4.Capital improvement program.
"Capital improvement program" means an itemized program for a five-year prospective period, and any amendments thereto, subject to at least biennial review, setting forth the schedule, timing, and details of specific contemplated capital improvements by year, together with their estimated cost, the need for each improvement, financial sources, and the financial impact that the improvements will have on the local governmental unit.

Subd. 5.Comprehensive plan.
"Comprehensive plan" means the comprehensive plan of each local governmental unit described in sections473.858to473.862, and any amendments to the plan.

Subd. 6.Fiscal devices.
"Fiscal devices" means the valuation of property pursuant to section273.111, the designation of urban and rural service districts, pursuant to section272.67, and the establishment of development districts pursuant to sections469.124to469.133, and any other statutes authorizing the creation of districts in which the use of tax increment bonding is authorized.

Subd. 7.Local governmental unit or unit.
"Local governmental unit" or "unit" means all cities, counties and towns lying in whole or in part within the metropolitan area, but does not include school districts.

Subd. 8.Metropolitan system plans.
"Metropolitan system plans" means the transportation portion of the Metropolitan Development Guide, and the policy plans, and capital budgets for metropolitan wastewater service, transportation, and regional recreation open space.

Subd. 9.Official controls or controls.
"Official controls" or "controls" means ordinances and rules which control the physical development of a city, county or town or any part thereof or any detail thereof and implement the general objectives of the comprehensive plan. Official controls may include ordinances establishing zoning, subdivision controls, site plan regulations, sanitary codes, building codes and official maps.

Subd. 10.Private sewer facility.
"Private sewer facility" means a single lot, multiple lot or other sewage collection or treatment facility owned, constructed or operated by any person other than a local governmental unit or the council.

Subd. 11.
MS 2013 Supp [Repealed,2014 c 271 art 3 s 22]

Legislative History

1976 c 127 s 2;1977 c 347 s 68;1985 c 248 s 70;1986 c 460 s 56;1987 c 291 s 233;1994 c 628 art 3 s 205,206;1998 c 397 art 11 s 3;2005 c 123 s 7;2006 c 194 s 3;2007 c 113 s 4;2013 c 125 art 1 s 107