Minnesota Supreme Court Ruling A Landmark Victory For Housing Industry
Minnesota Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that a major victory for the housing industry and housing affordability. In its much-awaited decision in the Harstad v. Woodbury case on Wednesday,...
View ArticleUpdate: Local Advocacy After Harstad v. Woodbury Decision
In the three weeks since the Minnesota Supreme Court’s decision in the Harstad v. Woodbury suit, BATC-Housing First Minnesota has been busy with local advocacy related to the landmark decision. Last...
View ArticleCity of Dayton Enacts One-Year Development Moratorium, BATC-Housing First...
At its Sept. 26 meeting, the Dayton City Council voted 4-0 to enact a one-year development moratorium. Dayton, like Woodbury, levied traffic impact fees on new homes, increasing home prices without the...
View ArticleWeighing in on Minneapolis Zoning Proposal
BATC-Housing First Minnesota has weighed in on the City of Minneapolis’s proposal on subsidized housing last week. The proposal, known as Inclusionary Zoning, requires that at least 10% of the units in...
View ArticleRegulatory Affairs Update: Governor Tim Walz Appoints Commissioners, DLI...
Governor Tim Walz officially took office as Minnesota’s 41 governor on Monday, Jan. 6. With the new administration comes new cabinet-level appointees. Several of these appointments include individuals...
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Regulatory Affairs Update: Plumbing Code Under Review
The Minnesota Board of Plumbing’s Ad Hoc Rulemaking Committee is in the final stages of review changes to the state’s plumbing code. Among the changes suggested is making the dishwasher air gap option...
View ArticleSpring Load Restrictions Begin March 15
The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced Monday evening that Spring Load Restrictions will begin on Friday, March 15 for the South Southeast and Metro frost zones. Winter limits are still...
View ArticleMnDOT Announces End Of Spring Load Restrictions
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced the end of Spring load restrictions for the entire state of Minnesota Spring load restrictions, which bar heavy trucks from state trunk...
View ArticleFirst Look at New Building Codes Expected This Month
For the past year, the technical and legal staff at the Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) have been working on turning the model code changes reviewed by industry experts in 2018 into...
View ArticleNew: Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry Released Proposed Minnesota...
After working for the past year on developing the new residential building code for Minnesota, the Department of Labor & Industry released the proposed residential building code, Chapter 1309, on...
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