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~` ~#~~~,~ Legislature Home I Links to the Worid I Help I Advanced Search '~. ,, Office of the Revisor o~f Statutes v House I Senate i Joint Departments and Commissions ( Bill Search and Status I Statutes, Laws, and Rufes Minnesota Statutes Table o_f_Chapters Chapter 53A Table of Contents 53A.04, Minnesota Statutes 2006 Copyright ©2006 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 53A.04 APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF AN APPLICATION. (a) Within 30 days after the receipt of a complete application, the commissioner shall deny the application or submit the application to the governing body of the local unit of government in which the applicant is located or is proposing to be located. The commissioner may not approve the application without the concurrence of the governing body. The governing body shall give published notice of its intention to consider the issue and shall solicit testimony from interested persons, including those in the community in which the applicant is located or is proposing to be located. If the governing body has not approved or disapproved the issue within 60 days of receipt of the application, concurrence is presumed. The commissioner must approve or disapprove the application within 30 days from receiving the decision of the governing body. The governing body shall have the sole responsibility for its decision. The state shall have no responsibility for that decision. (b) If the application is denied, the commissioner shall send by mail notice of the denial and the reason for the denial to the applicant at the address contained in the application. If an application is denied, the applicant may, within 30 days of receiving the notice of a denial, request a contested case hearing pursuant to chapter 14; provided that if the denial is based upon the refusal of the governing body to concur the governing body must afford the applicant a hearing. The applicant shall have no right to the hearing provided for in this section if the denial is based upon the governing body's refusal to concur but shall have a hearing before the governing body. (c) This section applies to initial applications and renewal applications. (d) The state shall have no responsibility for the action of the governing body. History: 1989 c 247 s 4; 1992 c 504 s 4 Please direct all comments concerning issues or legislation to your House_Member or State__Senator. For Legislative Staff or for directions to the Capitol, visit the Contact Us page. General questions or comments.