Land Use & Zoning
A developer applies to build a 200-unit apartment complex in a Minnesota city that currently allows up to 50 units per acre in that zone. The development would require which type of review?
AAdministrative permit only
BEnvironmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) review under Minnesota Environmental Policy Act✓ Correct
CFederal Environmental Impact Statement only
DNo review needed if zoning is met
Explanation
Under the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act (MEPA), large development projects may require an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) to identify potential environmental impacts. A 200-unit apartment complex typically exceeds the thresholds requiring mandatory EAW review.
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Key Terms to Know
Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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