Subdivision 1. Conveyance compliance. The board shall provide for the enforcement of sections 394.21 to 394.37 and of ordinances and regulations made thereunder, and may impose enforcement duties on any officer, department, agency, or employee of the county. In a county in which subdivision regulations or controls are in force and have been filed or recorded as provided in section 394.35, the board may by ordinance require that a copy of some or all instruments which convey real estate be submitted by the county recorder to the administrative officer as provided in section 394.29, for review after recording. The officer shall examine each such instrument to determine whether the proposed conveyance complies with the subdivision and platting regulations of the county. If the conveyance does not comply with regulations, the administrative officer shall give notice by mail of the potential violation to the parties to the conveyance.
Subd. 2. Violations are misdemeanor. It is declared unlawful for any person to violate any of the terms and provisions of sections 394.21 to 394.37 or the provisions of any ordinance, regulation, or other official control adopted by the board. Violation thereof shall be a misdemeanor. All fines for violations shall be paid to the county and shall be credited to the general revenue fund.
Subd. 3. Other remedies by county attorney. In the event of a violation or a threatened violation of sections 394.21 to 394.37 or of any ordinance, regulation, or other official control adopted hereunder, the board, or any member thereof, in addition to other remedies, may institute appropriate actions or proceedings to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate such violations or threatened violations and it is the duty of the county attorney to institute such action.
Subd. 4. Taxpayer mandamus action. Any taxpayer of the county may institute mandamus proceedings in district court to compel specific performance by the proper official or officials of any duty required by sections 394.21 to 394.37 or by any ordinance adopted thereunder.
1959 c 559 s 17; 1971 c 664 s 1; 1974 c 571 s 46; 1977 c 189 s 1
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities
Chapter 394 — Planning, Development, Zoning
Section 394.21 — Authority To Carry On County Planning And Zoning.
Section 394.23 — Comprehensive Plan.
Section 394.231 — Comprehensive Plans In Greater Minnesota; Open Space.
Section 394.232 — Community-based Planning.
Section 394.235 — May Make Applicant Certify That Taxes Are Paid.
Section 394.24 — Official Controls.
Section 394.25 — Forms Of Control.
Section 394.26 — Public Hearings.
Section 394.27 — Creation And Duties Of Board Of Adjustment.
Section 394.28 — Appropriation For Planning Activity.
Section 394.29 — May Employ Director And Staff.
Section 394.30 — County Board's Planning Commission.
Section 394.301 — Conditional Use Permits.
Section 394.303 — Interim Uses.
Section 394.305 — Notice Of Residential Development On Agricultural Land.
Section 394.307 — Temporary Family Health Care Dwellings.
Section 394.312 — Relation To Other County Authority.
Section 394.32 — Cooperation With Municipalities.
Section 394.34 — Interim Zoning.
Section 394.35 — Recording With County Recorder.
Section 394.36 — Nonconformities.
Section 394.361 — Official Map.