1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 519 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 394.36, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.4    Subd. 4. Nonconformities; certain classes of property. This subdivision
1.5applies to homestead and nonhomestead residential real estate and seasonal residential
1.6real estate occupied for recreational purposes. Except as otherwise provided by law, a
1.7nonconformity, including the lawful use or occupation of land or premises existing at the
1.8time of the adoption of an official control under this chapter, may be continued, including
1.9through repair, replacement, restoration, maintenance, or improvement, but not including
1.10expansion. If the nonconformity or occupancy is discontinued for a period of more than
1.11one year, or any nonconforming building or structure is destroyed by fire or other peril
1.12to the extent of greater than 50 percent of its estimated market value, as indicated in
1.13the records of the county assessor at the time of damage, and no building permit has
1.14been applied for within 180 days of when the property is damaged, any subsequent
1.15use or occupancy of the land or premises must be a conforming use or occupancy. If a
1.16nonconforming building or structure is destroyed by fire or other peril to the extent of
1.17greater than 50 percent of its estimated market value, as indicated in the records of the
1.18county assessor at the time of damage, the board may impose reasonable conditions upon
1.19a zoning or building permit in order to mitigate any newly created impact on adjacent
1.20property. or water body. When a nonconforming structure in the shoreland district with
1.21less than 50 percent of the required setback from the water is destroyed by fire or other
1.22peril to greater than 50 percent of its estimated market value, as indicated in the records of
1.23the county assessor at the time of damage, the structure setback must be increased as much
1.24as possible and reasonable conditions may be placed upon a zoning or building permit to
1.25mitigate created impacts on the adjacent property or water body.

2.1    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 394.36, is amended by adding a subdivision
2.2to read:
2.3    Subd. 5. Existing nonconforming lots in shoreland areas. (a) This subdivision
2.4applies to shoreland lots of record in the office of the county recorder on the date of
2.5adoption of local shoreland controls that do not meet the requirements for lot size or lot
2.6width. A county shall regulate the use of nonconforming lots of record and the repair,
2.7replacement, maintenance, improvement, or expansion of nonconforming uses and
2.8structures in shoreland areas according to this subdivision.
2.9(b) A nonconforming single lot of record located within a shoreland area may be
2.10allowed as a building site without variances from lot size requirements, provided that:
2.11(1) all structure and septic system setback distance requirements can be met;
2.12(2) a Type 1 sewage treatment system consistent with Minnesota Rules, chapter
2.137080, can be installed or the lot is connected to a public sewer; and
2.14(3) the impervious surface coverage does not exceed 25 percent of the lot.
2.15(c) In a group of two or more contiguous lots of record under a common ownership,
2.16an individual lot must be considered as a separate parcel of land for the purpose of sale
2.17or development, if it meets the following requirements:
2.18(1) the lot must be at least 66 percent of the dimensional standard for lot width and
2.19lot size for the shoreland classification consistent with Minnesota Rules, chapter 6120;
2.20(2) the lot must be connected to a public sewer, if available, or must be suitable for
2.21the installation of a Type 1 sewage treatment system consistent with Minnesota Rules,
2.22chapter 7080, and local government controls;
2.23(3) impervious surface coverage must not exceed 25 percent of each lot; and
2.24(4) development of the lot must be consistent with an adopted comprehensive plan.
2.25(d) A lot subject to paragraph (c) not meeting the requirements of paragraph (c) must
2.26be combined with the one or more contiguous lots so they equal one or more conforming
2.27lots as much as possible.
2.28(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), contiguous nonconforming lots of record
2.29in shoreland areas under a common ownership must be able to be sold or purchased
2.30individually if each lot contained a habitable residential dwelling at the time the lots came
2.31under common ownership and the lots are suitable for, or served by, a sewage treatment
2.32system consistent with the requirements of section 115.55 and Minnesota Rules, chapter
2.337080, or connected to a public sewer.
2.34(f) In evaluating all variances, zoning and building permit applications, or
2.35conditional use requests, the zoning authority shall require the property owner to address,
2.36when appropriate, storm water runoff management, reducing impervious surfaces,
3.1increasing setback, restoration of wetlands, vegetative buffers, sewage treatment and water
3.2supply capabilities, and other conservation-designed actions.
3.3(g) A portion of a conforming lot may be separated from an existing parcel as long
3.4as the remainder of the existing parcel meets the lot size and sewage system requirements
3.5of the zoning district for a new lot and the newly created parcel is combined with an
3.6adjacent parcel.

3.7    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462.357, subdivision 1e, is amended to read:
3.8    Subd. 1e. Nonconformities. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, any
3.9nonconformity, including the lawful use or occupation of land or premises existing at
3.10the time of the adoption of an additional control under this chapter, may be continued,
3.11including through repair, replacement, restoration, maintenance, or improvement, but
3.12not including expansion, unless:
3.13(1) the nonconformity or occupancy is discontinued for a period of more than one
3.14year; or
3.15(2) any nonconforming use is destroyed by fire or other peril to the extent of greater
3.16than 50 percent of its estimated market value, as indicated in the records of the county
3.17assessor at the time of damage, and no building permit has been applied for within 180
3.18days of when the property is damaged. In this case, a municipality may impose reasonable
3.19conditions upon a zoning or building permit in order to mitigate any newly created impact
3.20on adjacent property. or water body. When a nonconforming structure in the shoreland
3.21district with less than 50 percent of the required setback from the water is destroyed by
3.22fire or other peril to greater than 50 percent of its estimated market value, as indicated in
3.23the records of the county assessor at the time of damage, the structure setback must be
3.24increased as much as possible and reasonable conditions may be placed upon a zoning or
3.25building permit to mitigate created impacts on the adjacent property or water body.
3.26(b) Any subsequent use or occupancy of the land or premises shall be a conforming
3.27use or occupancy. A municipality may, by ordinance, permit an expansion or impose upon
3.28nonconformities reasonable regulations to prevent and abate nuisances and to protect the
3.29public health, welfare, or safety. This subdivision does not prohibit a municipality from
3.30enforcing an ordinance that applies to adults-only bookstores, adults-only theaters, or
3.31similar adults-only businesses, as defined by ordinance.
3.32(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a municipality shall regulate the repair,
3.33replacement, maintenance, improvement, or expansion of nonconforming uses and
3.34structures in floodplain areas to the extent necessary to maintain eligibility in the National
4.1Flood Insurance Program and not increase flood damage potential or increase the degree
4.2of obstruction to flood flows in the floodway.
4.3(d) Paragraphs (d) to (j) apply to shoreland lots of record in the office of the
4.4county recorder on the date of adoption of local shoreland controls that do not meet
4.5the requirements for lot size or lot width. A municipality shall regulate the use of
4.6nonconforming lots of record and the repair, replacement, maintenance, improvement,
4.7or expansion of nonconforming uses and structures in shoreland areas according to
4.8paragraphs (d) to (j).
4.9(e) A nonconforming single lot of record located within a shoreland area may be
4.10allowed as a building site without variances from lot size requirements, provided that:
4.11(1) all structure and septic system setback distance requirements can be met;
4.12(2) a Type 1 sewage treatment system consistent with Minnesota Rules, chapter
4.137080, can be installed or the lot is connected to a public sewer; and
4.14(3) the impervious surface coverage does not exceed 25 percent of the lot.
4.15(f) In a group of two or more contiguous lots of record under a common ownership,
4.16an individual lot must be considered as a separate parcel of land for the purpose of sale
4.17or development, if it meets the following requirements:
4.18(1) the lot must be at least 66 percent of the dimensional standard for lot width and
4.19lot size for the shoreland classification consistent with Minnesota Rules, chapter 6120;
4.20(2) the lot must be connected to a public sewer, if available, or must be suitable for
4.21the installation of a Type 1 sewage treatment system consistent with Minnesota Rules,
4.22chapter 7080, and local government controls;
4.23(3) impervious surface coverage must not exceed 25 percent of each lot; and
4.24(4) development of the lot must be consistent with an adopted comprehensive plan.
4.25(g) A lot subject to paragraph (f) not meeting the requirements of paragraph (f) must
4.26be combined with the one or more contiguous lots so they equal one or more conforming
4.27lots as much as possible.
4.28(h) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), contiguous nonconforming lots of record in
4.29shoreland areas under a common ownership must be able to be sold or purchased
4.30individually if each lot contained a habitable residential dwelling at the time the lots came
4.31under common ownership and the lots are suitable for, or served by, a sewage treatment
4.32system consistent with the requirements of section 115.55 and Minnesota Rules, chapter
4.337080, or connected to a public sewer.
4.34(i) In evaluating all variances, zoning and building permit applications, or
4.35conditional use requests, the zoning authority shall require the property owner to address,
4.36when appropriate, storm water runoff management, reducing impervious surfaces,
5.1increasing setback, restoration of wetlands, vegetative buffers, sewage treatment and water
5.2supply capabilities, and other conservation-designed actions.
5.3(j) A portion of a conforming lot may be separated from an existing parcel as long as
5.4the remainder of the existing parcel meets the lot size and sewage treatment requirements
5.5of the zoning district for a new lot and the newly created parcel is combined with an
5.6adjacent parcel.

5.7    Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
5.8Sections 1 to 3 are effective the day following final enactment."
5.9Delete the title and insert:
5.11relating to local government; regulating nonconforming lots in shoreland areas;
5.12amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 394.36, subdivision 4, by adding a
5.13subdivision; 462.357, subdivision 1e."