1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to real property; eminent domain; providing compensation for removal 
1.3 	of legal nonconforming use under certain conditions;proposing coding for new 
1.4 	law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 117.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [117.186] COMPENSATION FOR REMOVAL OF LEGAL 
1.7 	NONCONFORMING USE.
1.8 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an ordinance or regulation of a political 
1.9 	subdivision of the state or local zoning authority that requires the removal of a legal 
1.10 	nonconforming use as a condition or prerequisite for the issuance of a permit, license, or 
1.11 	other approval for any use, structure, development, or activity constitutes a taking and 
1.12 	is prohibited without the payment of just compensation. This section does not apply if 
1.13 	the permit, license, or other approval is requested for the construction of a building or 
1.14 	structure that cannot be built without physically moving the nonconforming use.