Lost real estate value at issue in zoning cases
In light of the depreciation in property values in the last few years, zoning and rezoning can be a sensitive area of the law.
View ArticleSynagogue seen in Coen brothers film up for sale
B’Nai Emet, the St. Louis Park synagogue featured in the Coen brothers' film "A Serious Man," is for sale; while some members would like to see the building continue to have a religious purpose, its...
View ArticleLake Elmo nears zoning changes to spark growth
Lake Elmo is moving to adopt a series of zoning changes that will allow for more residential and commercial development on largely undeveloped tracts along the Interstate 94 corridor.
View ArticleSouthtown: Don’t mess with success
Southtown Shopping Center owner Kraus-Anderson Realty opposes a rezoning proposal that the company says will make future development impractical and diminish property values.
View ArticleNarrowing the focus at former Ford plant
St. Paul's preliminary master plan--schedulted for late 2015--will include a base framework for zoning on the site that will likely follow principles used for the city’s traditional mixed-use districts.
View ArticleRyan to build Minnesota Autism Center expansion
Demand for services from the Minnesota Autism Center in Eagan has grown so much that the nonprofit is looking to add a second building near the new Twin Cities Premium Outlets.
View ArticleDunn County residents seek more say in landfill sites
About 150 residents attended a zoning board meeting and demanded county officials reinstate an old zoning rule that said landfills can’t be approved without the OK of 60 percent of landowners.
View ArticleGuest column: The trouble with nonconforming property
Landowners may find it difficult to sell nonconforming property following a zoning change and the value of property tends to be less after it becomes nonconforming.
View ArticleMinneapolis names Steve Poor director of development services
Steve Poor has worked for the city since 1989, holding a variety of positions in zoning administration and planning.
View ArticleRezoning deal pending for Southtown
The city of Bloomington has rezoned all of the properties in its Penn-American District, a 160-acre area south of Interstate 494, to encourage higher density transit-oriented development.
View ArticleRochester reviews vetting process for projects
The city council will revisit the missions of each of the dozen or so boards it appoints, then focus on ways to better prepare the volunteers that fill them.
View ArticleBattle over large egg-laying operation going before judge
PARKER, S.D. — A dispute over a large egg-laying operation planned near Parker in southeastern South Dakota goes before a judge in Turner County this week. Sioux Falls-based Sonstegard Foods plans to...
View ArticleCentral Corridor lands another brewery
The owners of Urban Growler Brewing Co. recently signed a lease to move into 6,200 square feet at 2325 Endicott St., a half-mile north of a Central Corridor LRT stop at University and Raymond avenues...
View ArticleCentral Corridor lands another brewery
The owners of Urban Growler Brewing Co. recently signed a lease to move into 6,200 square feet at 2325 Endicott St., a half-mile north of a Central Corridor LRT stop at University and Raymond avenues...
View ArticleSouthtown: Don’t mess with success
Southtown Shopping Center owner Kraus-Anderson Realty opposes a rezoning proposal that the company says will make future development impractical and diminish property values.
View ArticleNarrowing the focus at former Ford plant
St. Paul's preliminary master plan--schedulted for late 2015--will include a base framework for zoning on the site that will likely follow principles used for the city’s traditional mixed-use districts.
View ArticleRyan to build Minnesota Autism Center expansion
Demand for services from the Minnesota Autism Center in Eagan has grown so much that the nonprofit is looking to add a second building near the new Twin Cities Premium Outlets.
View ArticleDunn County residents seek more say in landfill sites
About 150 residents attended a zoning board meeting and demanded county officials reinstate an old zoning rule that said landfills can’t be approved without the OK of 60 percent of landowners.
View ArticleGuest column: The trouble with nonconforming property
Landowners may find it difficult to sell nonconforming property following a zoning change and the value of property tends to be less after it becomes nonconforming.
View ArticleMinneapolis names Steve Poor director of development services
Steve Poor has worked for the city since 1989, holding a variety of positions in zoning administration and planning.
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