{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-15b.06","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 15B.06","heading":"ZONING RULES.","body":"Subdivision 1. Zoning rules.\n(a) Under the comprehensive plan, the board may regulate in the Capitol Area:\n(1) the kind, character, height, and location of buildings and other structures;\n(2) the size of yards and open spaces;\n(3) the percentage of lots to be occupied; and\n(4) the uses of land, buildings, and other structures.\n(b) The regulation must be done by zoning rules adopted under chapter 14, the Administrative Procedure Act.\nSubd. 2. Construction standards and design-review.\nThe board, in its zoning rules, may include standards and design-review procedures for proposed construction in the Capitol Area that significantly affect the area's dignity, beauty, and architectural integrity.\nSubd. 3. Penalty.\nA person who violates a zoning rule of the board is guilty of a misdemeanor.\nSubd. 4. Abatement.\nThe board may move to abate, by injunction, a violation of its zoning rules.","path":["CAPITOL AREA","CHAPTER 15B. CAPITOL AREA PLANNING AND PRESERVATION"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/15B.06","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:26Z","sha256":"22818fe11807a871ca214a546a632513c29d713b7ef6e7ec3a9860454adbdbcc","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-15b.05","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-15b.08"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}