Land Use & Zoning
A downzoning in Minnesota changes a property's zoning to:
AAllow more intensive development
BAllow less intensive development (e.g., from commercial to residential)✓ Correct
CCreate a new mixed-use zoning category
DRemove all zoning restrictions from the property
Explanation
Downzoning changes a property's classification to a less intensive use category (e.g.
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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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