Minnesota County Planning and Zoning — Chapter 394 (MN)
Tracked preemption from the Minnesota overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
1959-04-23
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:MN
Other Minnesota preemptions
Sustainable Forest Incentive Act (SFIA) — Minn. Stat. Ch. 290CMinnesota Wetland Conservation Act — Minn. Stat. § 103G.221 et seq.Minnesota Public Waters Inventory — Minn. Stat. § 103G.005Minnesota Shoreland Management — Minn. Stat. § 103F.201 et seq.Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) Noise / DNL 65–70+ ContoursMetropolitan Agricultural Preserves — Minn. Stat. Ch. 473HMississippi River Corridor Critical Area (MRCCA) — Minn. Stat. § 116G.15Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness — Mining Protection Area Buffer
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
parcel.in_unincorporated_county == TruePreempted fields
2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
review_type | require | ch_394_compliant_county_zoning | County zoning in unincorporated areas operates under §§ 394.21–394.37: comprehensive plan, official controls, planning commission, board of adjustment, conditional uses, and the 60-day rule. Same group-home and manufactured-housing preemptions apply at the county level via §§ 394.307 and 394.25 subd. 3a / 3e. |
base_districts[*].allowed_uses | add | state_licensed_residential_facility_6_or_fewer | Minn. Stat. § 394.307 — group-home by-right tiers mirror § 462.357 subd. 1a for counties. |
Citation
Authority source
Minnesota County Planning Act, Minn. Stat. Ch. 394 §§ 394.21–394.37
Research notes
Parallel enabling statute for counties. Most rural / exurban land-use authority in MN flows through Ch. 394, including shoreland and floodplain administration in unincorporated areas. Counties retain primary subdivision authority outside city extraterritorial jurisdiction (typically 2 miles).