Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, Regular Session

CHAPTER 27--S.F.No. 998

An act

relating to cities; requiring a city, if asked, to provide a written estimate of certain fees to be paid by an applicant for a permit, license, or other approval relating to real estate;

proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [471.462] WRITTEN ESTIMATE OF CONSULTANT FEES. new text end

new text begin For the purposes of this section, "city" means a home rule charter or statutory city. When an applicant applies for a permit, license, or other approval relating to real estate development or construction, the applicant may request that the city provide a written nonbinding estimate of the consulting fees to be charged to the applicant based on information available at that time. If the applicant requests the estimate, the application shall not be deemed complete until the city has: new text end

new text begin (1) provided an estimate to the applicant; new text end

new text begin (2) received the required application fees, as specified by the city; new text end

new text begin (3) received a signed acceptance of the fee estimate from the applicant; and new text end

new text begin (4) received a signed statement that the applicant has not relied on the estimate of fees in its decision to proceed with the final application from the applicant. new text end

Presented to the governor May 17, 2019

Signed by the governor May 17, 2019, 5:49 p.m.