Section 216G.05 — Public Meetings Required.
216G.05 PUBLIC MEETINGS REQUIRED. (a) Within 60 days of receiving notification as provided in section 216G.03, the county board of each county in which the pipeline route is proposed to be located shall hold a public meeting as provided in this section. If a county board receives a required notification of a change in the […]
Section 216G.06 — Interstate Gas Pipelines Exempt Under Federal Law.
216G.06 INTERSTATE GAS PIPELINES EXEMPT UNDER FEDERAL LAW. Any person that proposes to construct or operate an interstate natural gas pipeline and that has power to acquire an easement or right-of-way agreement for that pipeline by an action in eminent domain under the authority of the federal Natural Gas Act, United States Code, title 15, […]
Section 216G.07 — Protecting Public Facilities And Agricultural Land.
216G.07 PROTECTING PUBLIC FACILITIES AND AGRICULTURAL LAND. Subdivision 1. Depth of cover. Unless waived in the manner provided in subdivisions 2 or 3, any pipeline installed after May 26, 1979, shall be buried with a minimum level cover of not less than 4-1/2 feet in all areas where the pipeline crosses the right-of-way of any […]
Section 216G.08 — Limitation Of Liability.
216G.08 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Subdivision 1. General rule. Any owner or lessee of any real property or any person acting with the authority of that owner or lessee who, in the ordinary conduct of agricultural operations upon that property, causes any injury to any underground pipeline, shall not be liable for any of the direct […]
Section 216F.06 — Model Ordinance.
216F.06 MODEL ORDINANCE. The commission may assist local governmental units in adopting ordinances and other requirements to regulate the siting, construction, and operation of SWECS, including the development of a model ordinance. History: 1995 c 203 s 6; 2005 c 97 art 3 s 19
Section 216F.07 — Preemption.
216F.07 PREEMPTION. A permit under this chapter is the only site approval required for the location of an LWECS. The site permit supersedes and preempts all zoning, building, or land use rules, regulations, or ordinances adopted by regional, county, local, and special purpose governments. History: 1995 c 203 s 7
Section 216F.08 — Permit Authority; Assumption By Counties.
216F.08 PERMIT AUTHORITY; ASSUMPTION BY COUNTIES. (a) A county board may, by resolution and upon written notice to the Public Utilities Commission, assume responsibility for processing applications for permits required under this chapter for LWECS with a combined nameplate capacity of less than 25,000 kilowatts. The responsibility for permit application processing, if assumed by a […]
Section 216F.011 — Size Determination.
216F.011 SIZE DETERMINATION. (a) The total size of a combination of wind energy conversion systems for the purpose of determining what jurisdiction has siting authority under this chapter must be determined according to this section. The nameplate capacity of one wind energy conversion system must be combined with the nameplate capacity of any other wind […]
Section 216F.012 — Size Election.
216F.012 SIZE ELECTION. (a) A wind energy conversion system of less than 25 megawatts of nameplate capacity as determined under section 216F.011 is a small wind energy conversion system if, by July 1, 2009, the owner so elects in writing and submits a completed application for zoning approval and the written election to the county […]
Section 216F.015 — Requirements Coded Elsewhere.
216F.015 REQUIREMENTS CODED ELSEWHERE. Requirements governing certain towers are established in section 360.915. History: 2020 c 100 s 19