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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />DATE: May 23, 2016 <br /> <br />ITEM NO: 20 <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />Department Approval: Administrator Reviewed: Agenda Section: <br />Name Jeremy Barnhart JML City Attorney’s Report <br />Title Community Development Director <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />Item Description: Resolution pertaining to Chapter 344.011 <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Purpose. Approval of a resolution exemption adjoining property owners from Minnesota Statutes <br />Chapter 344 when their land considered together is under 20 acres. <br /> <br />Background. The City Attorney has drafted a resolution exempting the city from the partition fence <br />regulations in Chapter 344.011 of the State Statute when both lots together are less than 20 acres. <br /> <br />The state passed a law allowing cities to exempt themselves from the partition fence law, and the <br />requirement to provide fence viewers, in more urban situations, including when both properties are 20 <br />acres or less. <br /> <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: <br />The Council is asked to adopt the resolution. <br /> <br />List of Exhibits <br />Exhibit A Resolution <br />