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Minnesota Statutes 2004, 469.028 ground; (2) the existence of faulty planning characterized by the subdivision or sale of lots laid out in disregard of the contours or of irregular form and shape or of inadequate size; or (3) a combination of these or other conditions which have prevented normal development of the land by private enterprise and have resulted in a stagnant and unproductive condition of land potentially useful and valuable for contributing to the public health, safety, and welfare. Acquisition of such land shall be a redevelopment project only if a redevelopment plan has been adopted which provides for the elimination of these conditions, thereby making the land useful and valuable for contributing to the public health, safety, and welfare and the acquisition of the land is necessary to carry out the redevelopment plan. Subd. 4. Acquisition of unused or inappropriately used land. A redevelopment project may include any work or undertaking to acquire land or space that is vacant, unused, underused or inappropriately used, including infrequently used rail yards and rail storage facilities, and excessive or vacated railroad rights-of-way; air rights over streets, expressways, railroads, waterways, and similar locations; land which is occupied by functionally obsolete nonresidential buildings, or is used for low utility purposes, or is covered by shallow water, or is subject to periodic flooding, or consists of unused or underused slips or dock areas or other waterfront property. This subdivision applies only to land or space that the authority determines may be developed at a cost reasonably related to the public purpose to be served without major residential clearance activities, and with full consideration of the preservation of beneficial aspects of the urban and natural environment, for uses that are consistent with emphasis on housing for low and moderate income families. These uses include the provision of schools, hospitals, parks and other essential public facilities and, where appropriate, all uses associated with new community development programs as defined in the United States Urban Growth and New Community Development Act of 1970, as amended, or similar large scale undertakings related to inner city needs, including concentrated sources of employment. Subd. 5. Early acquisition. When an authority has determined the location of a proposed redevelopment project, but prior to the approval of the redevelopment plan and project as provided in subdivision 2, the authority may acquire individual tracts of real property with the approval of the governing body as to each separate tract. Before approving early acquisition, the governing body shall hold a public hearing on the proposed acquisition activities after published notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality at least once not less than ten days nor more than 30 days prior to the date of the hearing. The authority shall not proceed with the acquisition unless the governing body finds by resolution that (1) the proposed acquisition is necessary to carry out public improvements in the Page 2 of 3 http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/469/028.htm1 9/23/2005