GENERAL APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND FEES

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances tit. 23, ch. 599, art. III

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Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 599.300 Application Procedures.

599.300. - Application Procedures. (a) In general. All applications shall be processed by the planning director, who shall make a preliminary investigation, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter. Any person having a legal or equitable interest in a property may file an application on a form as approved by the planning director. (b) Determination of completeness of application. The planning director shall review all applications and determine whether such applications are complete. Applications shall not be accepted as complete until the applicant has complied with the following: (1) Submittal of all required application forms relating to the application. (2) Submittal of all supporting information required by city ordinance, the planning director, the application forms, or by law. (3) Submittal of all applicable fees. (4) Submittal of all applicable environmental reviews. (5) Submittal of progress toward approval of all required state and federal reviews and permits where applicable. The planning director may, for good cause, require applicants to provide a written statement from the state or federal authority in whose review the work or permits are under consideration. (6) For all preservation applications requiring a public hearing as set forth in this preservation ordinance, except appeals of decisions of the heritage preservation commission, a pre-application meeting with city staff during which the appropriate application types, procedures, requirements and applicable preservation ordinance provisions are reviewed and explained. (7) City council and neighborhood notification by the applicant. a. For all preservation applications requiring a public hearing as set forth in this preservation ordinance, except appeals of the decisions of the heritage preservation commission, submittal of evidence that notification of the application has been mailed or delivered to the ward council office and the neighborhood group(s) for the area in which the property is located. b. The notification shall include the following information: 1. A description of the project and the preservation approvals that the applicant is aware are needed for the project. 2. The address of the property for which preservation approval is sought. 3. The applicant's name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address, if available. c. Where the property for which preservation approval is sought is located on a public street that acts as a boundary between two (2) or more neighborhoods, the above information shall be provided to neighborhood group(s) representing the adjacent area(s). (c) Incomplete applications. If after the application has been accepted, the planning director determines that an application is not complete, the planning director shall notify the applicant in writing within fifteen (15) business days of receipt, specifying any deficiencies of the application, including any additional information that must be supplied, and that no further action shall be taken by the city on the application until the deficiencies are corrected. (1) Remedy of deficiencies. If the applicant fails to correct the specified deficiencies within thirty (30) calendar days of the notification of deficiency, the application shall be deemed withdrawn and will be returned to the applicant. (2) Extensions of time. Upon written request by the applicant, the planning director may, for good cause shown and without any notice or hearing, grant extensions to any time limit imposed on an applicant by these application procedures. (d) Noncomplying properties. No new application for the same property shall be accepted or deemed complete, if at the time of application such property is not in compliance with the requirements of this chapter or with the requirements of a previous approval granted pursuant to this chapter. Upon receipt of such an application the planning director shall inspect the property and provide written notice to the applicant indicating the nature of the violation and the action necessary to correct it. This section shall not prevent an application to correct an existing condition that is not in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. (e) Waivers for individual landmarks. The planning director, in conjunction with the director of regulatory services, may approve a waiver to the requirements of Title 12, section 244.1845 for an individual landmark building for the purpose of promoting the recognition, preservation, protection, and reuse of landmarks except that no waivers shall be authorized to the occupancy requirements for short-term rental dwelling units. The planning director shall make each of the following findings before approving a waiver: (1) The proposed departure from the requirements of section 244.1845 will result in a reuse that is compatible with the preservation of the property and with other properties in the area. (2) The number of short-term rental dwelling units authorized through the waiver must comprise no more than fifty (50) percent in relation to the total dwelling units in the building, and the building and use must comply with all applicable zoning requirements and all applicable requirements of this chapter. (Ord. No. 2025-053, § 1, 11-20-2025)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 599.310 Public Hearings.

599.310. - Public Hearings. (a) Notice. For all applications requiring a public hearing as set forth in this chapter, except appeals of decisions of the heritage preservation commission, notice of the public hearing shall be given in the following manner. The failure to give mailed notice to individual property owners, or defects in the notice, shall not invalidate the proceedings, provided that a bona fide attempt to comply with this section has been made. (1) Newspaper of general circulation. The planning director shall publish notice of the time, place and purpose of the public hearing at least once, not less than ten (10) calendar days before the hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation. (2) Affected property owners. The planning director shall mail notice to all owners of record of property located in whole or in part within three hundred and fifty (350) feet of the boundaries of the subject property not less than ten (10) calendar days before the hearing. (3) Registered neighborhood groups. The planning director shall mail notice of time, place and purpose of the public hearing to the registered neighborhood group(s) for the area in which the subject property is located not less than ten (10) calendar days before the hearing. (4) Posted card. Notice of time, place and purpose of such public hearing shall also be posted, with a card sign furnished by the planning director's office, on not less than two (2) locations on the property that allow the signs to be read from a public sidewalk or street. Said sign shall be posted not later than ten (10) calendar days prior to the date of the hearing. (b) Procedures. All hearings shall be open to the public. Any person may appear and testify at a hearing either in person or by duly appointed agent or attorney. The chair or acting chair may administer oaths. The concurring vote of the majority of the members of the commission at the meeting shall constitute final action of the commission on any matter before it. (Ord. No. 2025-053, § 1, 11-20-2025)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 599.320 Fees.

599.320. - Fees. (a) Established. In recognition of the cost of services performed and work and materials furnished, persons who desire to avail themselves of the privileges granted them under the heritage preservation ordinance shall pay fees in the amount listed in Table 599-1, Fees. Table 599-1 Fees Application Type | Fee (dollars) APPLICATIONS WITH PUBLIC HEARINGS Appeal of the ruling of the heritage preservation commission | 450 Appeal of the ruling of the zoning administrator, planning director or other official involved in the administration or the enforcement of this preservation ordinance | 450 Commission preservation application 0—9,999 square feet of lot area | 500 10,000—43,559 square feet of lot area | 850 43,560 square feet of lot area or more | 1,150 Demolition of potential historic resource | 450 Demolition of designated property | 1,150 Historic exception | 450 ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATIONS Administrative preservation application | 300 Determination of local eligibility | 175 (b) Forms and payment of fees. The planning director shall provide applicants with forms, designating therein the amount of fees to be paid. All fees shall be payable to the city finance department. (c) Refund of fees. (1) Incomplete applications. If an applicant fails to provide a complete application and the application is withdrawn by the applicant or is deemed withdrawn and returned pursuant to section 599.300(c), the city shall retain the first one hundred dollars ($100.00) of the total fees paid for the project. Any sum paid over the amount to be retained shall be refunded. (2) Complete applications. If an applicant withdraws a complete application before the scheduled public hearing, or in the case of an application for administrative review, before the application is decided by the planning director or zoning administrator, the city shall retain the first one hundred dollars ($100.00) of the total fees paid for the project, or such proportion of the fee paid as determined by the costs to the city to process the application up to the time it was withdrawn compared to the costs to completely process the application, whichever is greater. Any sum paid over the amount to be retained shall be refunded. If the scheduled public hearing is held, or if the application is decided by the planning director or zoning administrator, no fees shall be refunded, whether or not the application is withdrawn, approved or denied. (3) Exception. The city shall refund the total amount of the fees paid for any application that was accepted by the planning director or zoning administrator in error. (Ord. No. 2025-053, § 1, 11-20-2025)

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