Designation procedure and decision.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 599.740
in effect599.740. - Designation procedure and decision.
(a) Procedure and decision-making body. The heritage preservation commission shall hold a public hearing as provided in section 599.310 and make a recommendation to the city council on all designations. The city council shall make decisions on all designations.
(b) Required findings or criteria. After considering the designation criteria contained in section 599.710, the information contained in the designation study, the State Historic Preservation Office's comments, the planning director's report, and all public testimony and evidence received at the public hearing related to the designation, the heritage preservation commission and city council shall make the following findings:
(1) The property or collection of properties meets at least one (1) local criterion to be designated as a landmark or historic district.
(2) The property or collection of properties retains sufficient historic integrity to be designated as a landmark or historic district.
(c) Designation decision. The city council shall have one hundred eighty (180) days to take final action on the designation following the heritage preservation commission's recommendation. In the absence of a decision within one hundred eighty (180) days, or should the city council deny a designation, a new nomination for the same designation may not be submitted for a period of three (3) years from the end of the one hundred eighty (180) days.
(Ord. No. 2025-053, § 1, 11-20-2025)
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