https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-572a/Recent content in Chapter 572A — Comprehensive Planning Disputes; Mediation on MinnesotaLawyer.comHugoen-ushttps://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-572a/572a.01/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-572a/572a.01/When a county and city disagree about a community-based comprehensive land use plan, either side can file for mediation through the Bureau of Mediation Services. The parties select a mediator and have 30 days to reach agreement. If mediation fails, the dispute goes to binding arbitration.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-572a/572a.015/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-572a/572a.015/When the chief administrative law judge requires mediation in a municipal boundary dispute under Chapter 414, the Bureau of Mediation Services must provide a list of neutral mediators within 10 days. The parties have 30 days to select a mediator and 30 days to mediate. If mediation fails, the dispute goes to binding arbitration.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-572a/572a.02/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-572a/572a.02/If mediation of a land use or boundary dispute fails, the case goes to binding arbitration within 60 days. Each side picks one arbitrator, and those two pick a third. The panel considers factors like population, land use, transportation, government services, and fiscal impact before making a binding decision.https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-572a/572a.03/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://minnesotalawyer.com/statutes/chapter-572a/572a.03/This law sets the standards an arbitration panel must follow when deciding land use and municipal boundary disputes. The panel applies different rules for comprehensive planning disputes, incorporations, annexations, consolidations, detachments, and concurrent detachment-annexations. Each type of decision has specific criteria the panel must consider.