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Mr. Scott D. Richards �
Northwest Associated Consultants'
4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202
Golden Valley, MN 55422
Re: Minnesota Coffectional Facility - Oak Park Heights, Site Improvements
RECS 787 6OPP
Mr. Richards:
Our office is currently overseeing several construction projects in various stages for the Minnesota
Correctional Facility — Oak Park Heights. Each of these projects will help address critical life - safety and
infrastructure needs at the facility to allow us to better serve our citizens in holding offenders accountable and
contributing to a safer Minnesota.
My un derstanding is the State has not granted Oak Park Heights' municipalities the right to im pose zoning or
conditional use permits on the State, which T believe Historically has been the situation.
Our concern is not related to the Development ,application or obtaining a Building Permit but rather with the
appl icability, t1ineframe, and cost for the City application and review process. Attached please find a memo
elated. October 5, 1945 regarding state government exemption from local planning and zoning regulations.
Also attached is the current version of M.S. 394-25.
,although forina.l approval is not required related to local planning and zoning regulations, we fully encourage,
seek and support a strong partnership with local jurisdictions on our projects and would welcome any
comments from staff, Planning Commission, and City Council inember s in an advisory capacity.
However, the timeframe involved for a formal review process by the Planning Commission is raising concerns
regarding our ability to iueet the schedule and budgetary requirements on this Project.
I appreciate the opportunity to discuss further with. you. if helpful, l would be happy to come to your office for
a meeting.
Sincerely,
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].orison
RECS, Sr Project Manager
Cc: Eric Johnson, City Administrator
Julie Hultman, Planning & Code Enforcement Officer
Bill Montgomery, DOC, Capital Resources Administrator
Brian Pawlak, MCP — Oak Park Heights, Physical Plant Director
Mark Lugatis, BWBR, Associate .
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
Off ice of the Attorney General
TO S TEPHEN HERM
.Buiidimg Caries and Standard Division
Department of Adm niWAtian
DATE . October 5. 1995
As .atto Gen �r�i
PHONr i ?97 -i i35 (Vo'ce)
282,5 (TDD)
SUBJECT StAte O = E M o a s Piqu ing /Zoning Revelations
You asked the question of whet state gove rn mantal uni -are subje to local
ing and zoning re- gglatians. Thy answer is no, unless by statu m the State, is
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The answer comes i�.itiaii franc. Ole pr'ne' l� that the State is ti ,.0 saV���icln pager° As
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th State retyulates its awe pro perty. n the abseaco of a w aiver by the State of i ts
ri ght 'r �uiat i owe ra erty, the property stn t from u t tt r r gu iat r .
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str t a �co- �-Ci�tv fit. Pa b x.09 N.W. 332, 3 (Mi � �
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a exp ress the an di t y, the taw gives to its rnullicipaiities, includiag
law iinicx alit "s
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counties townships, r d c t �s, O r ly thOSC PaW�rs C =M r Q
t r��ulate land use 'b zonin or other meaus� exists Only b v �rtl�� �� authority �3 '�v r � F
a it t State ast �v. r x a s �, 313 N,W -2d 1 ( 1
d elegated d t y
b enabling 't receives Zoning p ower l lative grant and cann emceed li it�.tia s s � e
isiation ; D n y- it f Duluth '
, 0? N. . d 892 (M i nn, 1 972), ` t
St:ate do ��t n� o 'tself zs subject to a artiouiar law, or if the law leaves any doubt as to its
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app l icatio n to the State, rile State is not bound by tha law{ Minn Stat, § 645. 7.
T he State has granted to manic *, al'ties authority t re gulate l use withi th.eit
4 and 462. Th tato has not
J urisdiction's throu plar�RiDg and zonin�. Minn. tit. �hs� � � ,
anted however to rnun.ici alines the fight to impose zoatng and �an��rtan�i use permits Oil gr � � �
the State.
pll�ase contact me if you have Further questions re thi matter,
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3K25 FORMS OF CONTROL.
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