Land Use & Zoning
A Minnesota developer builds a subdivision without following the approved plat. The county can take which action?
AOnly send a warning letter
BIssue stop-work orders, require corrections, and pursue civil penalties✓ Correct
CCondemn all structures immediately
DRequest federal intervention through HUD
Explanation
When developers violate approved plats or subdivision regulations in Minnesota, counties have broad enforcement authority including stop-work orders, requirements to make corrections, civil penalties, and court injunctions. Development that Minnesota courts take subdivision violations seriously.
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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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