430.01 DESIGNATION OF LAND FOR VARIOUS USES. Subdivision 1. Streets; parks; and parkways. The council and the board of park commissioners of a city of the first class may designate land to be acquired for a system of streets, parks, and parkways. They may take this action only by concurrent resolution adopted by a majority […]
430.011 PEDESTRIAN MALL ORDINANCE, IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. Subdivision 1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that: (1) increases in population and automobile usage have created traffic congestion in central business districts of cities of the first class; (2) those conditions endanger pedestrians and impede the movement of police and fire equipment, ambulances, and other emergency vehicles; (3) […]
430.02 PROCEEDINGS FOR ACQUISITION OF LANDS. Subdivision 1. Plat and survey. After adoption of the resolution, the city engineer shall make and present to the council a plat and survey of the proposed improvement. The plat or survey must show character, course, and extent of the improvement and the property necessary to be taken or […]
430.023 WHEN CLERK TO MAIL NOTICE IN CONDEMNATION PROCEEDING. If a city of the first class is authorized in its charter to condemn property for public use and to appoint commissioners to assess damages or benefits on condemned property and is required by its charter to give notice of the filing of the commissioners’ report, […]
430.03 OBJECTIONS; APPEAL; REAPPRAISAL. Subdivision 1. Appeal procedure; bond. A person whose property is proposed to be taken, interfered with, or assessed for benefits under this chapter, who (1) thinks there is an irregularity in the council proceedings or action of the commissioners so that the award of the commissioners ought not to be confirmed, […]
430.031 APPEALS FROM PEDESTRIAN MALL ORDINANCES. Subdivision 1. Limitation of actions. No action may be commenced or maintained, and no defense interposed, questioning the validity, regularity, or legality of all or part of a pedestrian mall ordinance, or an amendment, to it adopted by a city of the first class under section 430.011, subdivision 3 […]
430.04 AWARDS ON APPEAL; ASSESSMENTS. Subdivision 1. Direct payment or assessment. If an award of damages to appellants after an appeal to the district court exceeds the amount of the award appealed from, or if an assessment of benefits made in respect to an appellant upon appeal is less than the amount of the assessment […]
430.05 COUNCIL MAY ABANDON; EFFECT ON AWARDS. During proceedings for improvements under this chapter or within 90 days after the final order of the court on the last appeal from those proceedings, the city council may set aside awards and abandon proceedings concerning parcels if it thinks that is in the city’s interest. The city […]
430.06 SPREADING OF ASSESSMENT INSTALLMENTS. Subdivision 1. Number of installments; collected with tax. The city clerk shall send a certified copy of the assessment roll to the auditor of the county in which assessed land lies. The auditor shall include five percent of the principal amount of the assessment as part of the taxes upon […]
430.07 METHOD OF IMPROVEMENTS; ASSESSMENTS. Subdivision 1. Resolutions. The city council and park commissioners may, by concurrent resolution, or by separate resolution when acting separately, specify the method of improving any street, pedestrian mall, park, or parkway under this chapter, including grading, drainage, planting, street lighting, paving, curbing, building gutters and sidewalks, installing sewer and […]
430.08 LIMIT ON ASSESSMENT INSTALLMENTS. If land is acquired under this chapter for streets, parks, and parkways for less than $3,000, the amount of the assessment for the cost must be collected in less than six equal annual installments. History: (1559) 1917 c 103 s 3; 1919 c 219; 1987 c 229 art 9 s […]
430.09 TITLE ACQUIRED. Title obtained to land designated for park purposes and motor vehicle parking lots under this chapter must be an absolute estate in fee simple, unqualified in any way, and must vest in the city. The city shall take only an easement in other land. History: (1560) 1911 c 185 s 7; 1945 […]
430.10 CONTROL OF STREETS, PARKS, AND PARKWAYS. When proceedings under this chapter are completed, the streets, parks, and parkways must be governed as other streets, parks, and parkways are governed by the city council and board of park commissioners respectively. Streets, however, may be taken by the board of park commissioners for parkways with the […]
430.101 PEDESTRIAN MALLS. Subdivision 1. Use of pedestrian malls. A pedestrian mall acquired under section 430.01 or improved under section 430.07 may be used under the direction of the city council for any purpose or activity that will enhance the movement, safety, convenience, or enjoyment of pedestrians, including seating, sidewalk cafes, displays of merchandise, exhibits, […]
430.102 PEDESTRIAN MALL ANNUAL COST, IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENTS. Subdivision 1. Costs; estimates; categories. (a) When the plan is submitted and then annually on or before June 15, the city comptroller and city engineer shall, with the assistance of the advisory board, report to the city council: (1) an estimate of the cost of operating and maintaining […]
430.11 IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE PROMPTLY. The improvements under this chapter must be made as soon as possible after the land is secured by the body conducting the proceedings for acquisition. History: (1562) 1911 c 185 s 9; 1987 c 229 art 9 s 1
430.12 BONDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS. The city council may issue and sell special certificates of indebtedness or special street or parkway improvement bonds as necessary to pay for making improvements and paying damages. The holders of the certificates or bonds are entitled to all amounts realized on any assessment, or, in the council’s discretion, the holders […]
430.13 SCOPE OF CHAPTER; DEFINITION; BONDED DEBT. This chapter applies to cities of the first class. The term “city council” means the governing body of a city. Certificates or bonds that may be issued to finance an improvement under this chapter are part of the bonded debt of the city. In calculating the net indebtedness […]
430.14 ADDITIONAL POWERS. The powers granted in this chapter are in addition to other powers in laws and city charters and do not repeal or modify any law or city charter. History: (1565) 1911 c 185 s 12; 1923 c 438 s 3; 1987 c 229 art 9 s 1
430.15 PAYMENT BY CITY; GIFTS. A city may, if it has funds available from other sources, pay part of the cost of an improvement and raise the rest by the methods provided in this chapter. The city may also accept gifts to be used to pay for an improvement. History: (1566) 1911 c 185; 1913 […]
