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Motokazie! Inc. v. Rice County

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided December 17, 2012No. A12-0735PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HOOTEN, Judge.

Appellant Motokazie! Inc., sought to build a motorsports facility in Rice County that would include land uses not allowed under county zoning laws., Motokazie and co-appellant Portinga Brothers LLC (Por-tinga) applied for a text amendment to Rice County Zoning Ordinance (RCZO) § 507.05(1) so that the uses they desired could be conditionally permitted. The Rice County Board of Commissioners (the board) considered the proposal and voted three-to-two in favor of the proposed change. However, RCZO § 503.04(E)(10), a supermajority ordinance, requires four votes in favor of an…

2Cases cited23 opinions

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  4. ILHC OF EAGAN, LLC v. County of DakotaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2005
  5. Employers Liability Assurance Corp. v. MorseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961

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