Bill > SF829

This bill modifies Minnesota statutes to prevent municipalities from prohibiting emergency housing facilities through zoning ordinances, with some specific provisions. The legislation first expands the definition of "municipality" to explicitly include townships, in addition to cities. More significantly, it introduces a new legal definition for "emergency housing facilities" as facilities providing temporary sleeping and restroom accommodations to individuals without permanent housing for less than six months. The bill prohibits municipalities from creating or enforcing zoning ordinances that would ban such emergency housing facilities, with one key exception: municipalities can still restrict these facilities in areas zoned as residential or agricultural. This legislation appears aimed at increasing flexibility for providing temporary housing solutions and reducing potential barriers to emergency shelter options for individuals experiencing homelessness.

Government Affairs

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0829&ssn=0&y=2025