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<br />. <br /> <br />This statute also supercedes local zoning ordinances, and prohibits <br /> <br />local government from amortizing out non-conforming uses, <br /> <br />except those uses specified in the last sentence of the ordinance. <br /> <br />B. Moratoria. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1. Authorization. Minn. Stat. S462.355 Subd. 4. Specifically <br /> <br />authorizes the adoption of Moratoria. However, the 2004 <br /> <br />Legislature also imposed substantial limitations on the <br /> <br />power to adopt Moratoria. These limitations include <br /> <br />reducing the maximum period of Moratoria from two and <br /> <br />one-half years to one year, except in limited circumstances <br /> <br />where: a) approval or review by federal, state or <br /> <br />metropolitan agencies is required by law and has not been <br /> <br /> <br />received at least thirty days before the expiration of the <br /> <br /> <br />interim ordinance; or b) the completion of any other <br /> <br /> <br />process required by state statute, federal law or court order <br /> <br />has not been completed at least thirty days before <br /> <br /> <br />expiration of the interim ordinance; or c) if the municipality <br /> <br /> <br />has not adopted a comprehensive plan at the time the <br /> <br /> <br />interim ordinance is enacted. In all other instances (except <br /> <br />a limited exception related to municipal airports), moratoria <br /> <br />may not exceed one year. <br /> <br />. <br />