From the Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Services office: House votes to ease restrictions on zoning variances published 4/4/2011 The House voted 79-52 to allow local governments greater latitude to grant zoning variances, but some said more work was needed on the legislation. Sponsored by Rep. Joyce Peppin (R-Rogers), HF52 would modify the authority for cities, […]
Open Letter on Legislation for Zoning Variances in Minnesota
An open letter to sponsors of MN HF 52/SF 13, dealing with statutes for zoning variances in Minnesota: As a professional planner of 20 years experience in several states, and a committed Conservative, I strongly oppose the proposed amendments in HF 52/SF 13. While I applaud harmonizing land use standards across city-township-county statutes, at least 40 out […]
FCC Sets Drop Dead Date on Wireless Sites
Planning & zoning professionals seem to have greeted with deafening silence the FCC decision last week on wireless tower siting timelines. The press release begins: In a Declaratory Ruling (“Ruling”) adopted today [18.11.09], the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) cleared the way for broadband deployment by establishing timeframes of 90 days for collocations and 150 days […]