{ "batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_c1", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: anchor", "summary": "ANCHOR: Minnesota's municipal zoning statute is Minnesota Statutes Chapter 462, 'Planning, Zoning', on the Revisor of Statutes site (the adult-entertainment statute is 617.242).", "body": "ANCHOR: Minnesota's municipal zoning statute is Minnesota Statutes Chapter 462, 'Planning, Zoning', on the Revisor of Statutes site (the adult-entertainment statute is 617.242).\n\nWhat Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Minnesota Statutes) actually says:\n\n“CHAPTER 462. PLANNING, ZONING”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/462", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Minnesota Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "CHAPTER 462. PLANNING, ZONING", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "anchor", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MN", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_c2", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: state adult-business definition", "summary": "Minn. Stat. 617.242 subd. 1 defines an adult entertainment establishment as an adults-only business presenting live sexual performances.", "body": "Minn. Stat. 617.242 subd. 1 defines an adult entertainment establishment as an adults-only business presenting live sexual performances.\n\nWhat Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Minnesota Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(1) \"adult entertainment establishment\" means a business that is open only to adults and that presents live performances that are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on the depiction of sexual conduct or nudity;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/617.242", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Minnesota Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "(1) \"adult entertainment establishment\" means a business that is open only to adults and that presents live performances that are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on the depiction of sexual conduct or nudity;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "state adult-business definition", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MN", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_c3", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: does it reach home filming", "summary": "The 617.242 definition requires an adults-only business that presents live performances, so by its terms it does not describe filming content in a private home with no audience.", "body": "The 617.242 definition requires an adults-only business that presents live performances, so by its terms it does not describe filming content in a private home with no audience.\n\nWhat Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Minnesota Statutes) actually says:\n\n“means a business that is open only to adults and that presents live performances”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/617.242", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Minnesota Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "means a business that is open only to adults and that presents live performances", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "does it reach home filming", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MN", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_c4", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: proximity rule", "summary": "Minn. Stat. 617.242 subd. 4 bars an adult entertainment establishment within 500 feet of residential property, 1,500 feet of another such business, or 2,800 feet of a school or place of worship.", "body": "Minn. Stat. 617.242 subd. 4 bars an adult entertainment establishment within 500 feet of residential property, 1,500 feet of another such business, or 2,800 feet of a school or place of worship.\n\nWhat Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Minnesota Statutes) actually says:\n\n“within 500 feet of residential property, regardless of how the property is zoned;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/617.242", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Minnesota Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "within 500 feet of residential property, regardless of how the property is zoned;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "proximity rule", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MN", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_c5", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: notice requirement", "summary": "Minn. Stat. 617.242 subd. 2 requires 60 days' written notice to the city clerk before opening an adult entertainment establishment at a new location.", "body": "Minn. Stat. 617.242 subd. 2 requires 60 days' written notice to the city clerk before opening an adult entertainment establishment at a new location.\n\nWhat Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Minnesota Statutes) actually says:\n\n“the person gives written notice by certified mail to the chief clerical officer of the statutory or home rule charter city in which it will be located of the date on which the person intends to begin operation of the establishment.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/617.242", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Minnesota Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "the person gives written notice by certified mail to the chief clerical officer of the statutory or home rule charter city in which it will be located of the date on which the person intends to begin operation of the establishment.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "notice requirement", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MN", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_c6", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: local override", "summary": "Minn. Stat. 617.242 subd. 7: it applies by default where no local ordinance exists; localities may adopt stricter or superseding rules.", "body": "Minn. Stat. 617.242 subd. 7: it applies by default where no local ordinance exists; localities may adopt stricter or superseding rules.\n\nWhat Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Minnesota Statutes) actually says:\n\n“If a county, town, or statutory or home rule charter city does not enact an ordinance or regulation governing adult entertainment establishments, this section applies in the county, town, or city.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/617.242", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Minnesota Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "If a county, town, or statutory or home rule charter city does not enact an ordinance or regulation governing adult entertainment establishments, this section applies in the county, town, or city.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "local override", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MN", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_c7", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: municipal zoning authority / home occupation", "summary": "Minn. Stat. 462.357 subd. 1 gives municipalities zoning power over uses of buildings for trade and residence; it contains no state home-occupation rule.", "body": "Minn. Stat. 462.357 subd. 1 gives municipalities zoning power over uses of buildings for trade and residence; it contains no state home-occupation rule.\n\nWhat Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Minnesota Statutes) actually says:\n\n“For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare, a municipality may by ordinance regulate on the earth's surface”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/462.357", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Minnesota Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare, a municipality may by ordinance regulate on the earth's surface", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "municipal zoning authority / home occupation", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MN", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_c8", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: adults-only nonconforming uses", "summary": "Minn. Stat. 462.357 subd. 1c lets municipalities amortize (phase out) adults-only businesses, an exception to the general ban on amortization.", "body": "Minn. Stat. 462.357 subd. 1c lets municipalities amortize (phase out) adults-only businesses, an exception to the general ban on amortization.\n\nWhat Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Minnesota Statutes) actually says:\n\n“This subdivision does not apply to adults-only bookstores, adults-only theaters, or similar adults-only businesses, as defined by ordinance.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/462.357", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Minnesota Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "This subdivision does not apply to adults-only bookstores, adults-only theaters, or similar adults-only businesses, as defined by ordinance.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "adults-only nonconforming uses", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MN", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_c9", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: penalty", "summary": "Minn. Stat. 462.362: municipalities set penalties by ordinance and may enforce by mandamus, injunction, or other remedy.", "body": "Minn. Stat. 462.362: municipalities set penalties by ordinance and may enforce by mandamus, injunction, or other remedy.\n\nWhat Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Minnesota Statutes) actually says:\n\n“A municipality may by ordinance provide for the enforcement of ordinances or regulations adopted under sections 462.351 to 462.364 and provide penalties for violation thereof.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/462.362", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Minnesota Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "A municipality may by ordinance provide for the enforcement of ordinances or regulations adopted under sections 462.351 to 462.364 and provide penalties for violation thereof.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "penalty", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MN", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_q1", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: Minneapolis zoning (largest city)", "summary": "Minneapolis zoning regulations may regulate the location, height, width, bulk, and uses of buildings and structures.", "body": "Minneapolis zoning regulations may regulate the location, height, width, bulk, and uses of buildings and structures.\n\nWhat Minnesota (official) actually says:\n\n“For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare, a municipality may by ordinance regulate on the earth's surface, in the air space above the surface, and in subsurface areas, the location, height, width, bulk, type of foundation, number of stories, size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot which may be occupied, the size of yards and other open spaces, the density and distribution of population, the uses of buildings and structures for trade, industry, residence, recreation, public activities, or other purposes, and the uses of land for trade, industry, residence, recreation, agriculture, forestry, soil conservation, water supply conservation, conservation of shorelands, as defined in sections 103F.201 to 103F.221 , access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems as defined in section 216C.06 , flood control or other purposes, and may establish standards and procedures regulating such uses.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/462.357", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota (official)", "evidence_quote": "For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare, a municipality may by ordinance regulate on the earth's surface, in the air space above the surface, and in subsurface areas, the location, height, width, bulk, type of foundation, number of stories, size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot which may be occupied, the size of yards and other open spaces, the density and distribution of population, the uses of buildings and structures for trade, industry, residence, recreation, public activities, or other purposes, and the uses of land for trade, industry, residence, recreation, agriculture, forestry, soil conservation, water supply conservation, conservation of shorelands, as defined in sections 103F.201 to 103F.221 , access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems as defined in section 216C.06 , flood control or other purposes, and may establish standards and procedures regulating such uses.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "Minneapolis zoning (largest city)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_q2", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: Minneapolis zoning (largest city)", "summary": "Zoning regulations in Minneapolis must be uniform for each class or kind of buildings, structures, or land within a district.", "body": "Zoning regulations in Minneapolis must be uniform for each class or kind of buildings, structures, or land within a district.\n\nWhat Minnesota (official) actually says:\n\n“The regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of buildings, structures, or land and for each class or kind of use throughout such district, but the regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/462.357", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota (official)", "evidence_quote": "The regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of buildings, structures, or land and for each class or kind of use throughout such district, but the regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "Minneapolis zoning (largest city)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_q3", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: Minneapolis zoning (largest city)", "summary": "Minneapolis zoning ordinances must consist of text and maps.", "body": "Minneapolis zoning ordinances must consist of text and maps.\n\nWhat Minnesota (official) actually says:\n\n“The ordinance embodying these regulations shall be known as the zoning ordinance and shall consist of text and maps.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/462.357", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota (official)", "evidence_quote": "The ordinance embodying these regulations shall be known as the zoning ordinance and shall consist of text and maps.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "Minneapolis zoning (largest city)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_q4", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: Minneapolis zoning (largest city)", "summary": "Minneapolis zoning ordinances cannot prohibit earth sheltered construction, relocated residential buildings, manufactured homes, or industrialized or modular buildings for residential use that comply with other zoning ordinances.", "body": "Minneapolis zoning ordinances cannot prohibit earth sheltered construction, relocated residential buildings, manufactured homes, or industrialized or modular buildings for residential use that comply with other zoning ordinances.\n\nWhat Minnesota (official) actually says:\n\n“No regulation may prohibit earth sheltered construction as defined in section 216C.06, subdivision 14 , relocated residential buildings, manufactured homes built in conformance with sections 327.31 to 327.35 , or industrialized or modular buildings for residential use built in conformance with Minnesota Rules, chapter 1361, that comply with all other zoning ordinances promulgated pursuant to this section.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/462.357", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota (official)", "evidence_quote": "No regulation may prohibit earth sheltered construction as defined in section 216C.06, subdivision 14 , relocated residential buildings, manufactured homes built in conformance with sections 327.31 to 327.35 , or industrialized or modular buildings for residential use built in conformance with Minnesota Rules, chapter 1361, that comply with all other zoning ordinances promulgated pursuant to this section.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "Minneapolis zoning (largest city)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_q5", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: Minneapolis zoning (largest city)", "summary": "Minneapolis zoning amendments changing residential districts to commercial or industrial require a two-thirds majority vote.", "body": "Minneapolis zoning amendments changing residential districts to commercial or industrial require a two-thirds majority vote.\n\nWhat Minnesota (official) actually says:\n\n“The adoption or amendment of any portion of a zoning ordinance which changes all or part of the existing classification of a zoning district from residential to either commercial or industrial requires a two-thirds majority vote of all members of the governing body.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/462.357", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota (official)", "evidence_quote": "The adoption or amendment of any portion of a zoning ordinance which changes all or part of the existing classification of a zoning district from residential to either commercial or industrial requires a two-thirds majority vote of all members of the governing body.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "Minneapolis zoning (largest city)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_q6", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: Minneapolis zoning (largest city)", "summary": "Minneapolis zoning boards of appeals may grant variances for earth sheltered construction when in harmony with the ordinance.", "body": "Minneapolis zoning boards of appeals may grant variances for earth sheltered construction when in harmony with the ordinance.\n\nWhat Minnesota (official) actually says:\n\n“Variances shall be granted for earth sheltered construction as defined in section 216C.06, subdivision 14 , when in harmony with the ordinance.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/462.357", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota (official)", "evidence_quote": "Variances shall be granted for earth sheltered construction as defined in section 216C.06, subdivision 14 , when in harmony with the ordinance.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "Minneapolis zoning (largest city)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_q7", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: Saint Paul zoning (2nd largest)", "summary": "Saint Paul is the capital of Minnesota.", "body": "Saint Paul is the capital of Minnesota.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“Capital Saint Paul”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "en.wikipedia.org", "evidence_quote": "Capital Saint Paul", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "Saint Paul zoning (2nd largest)", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_q8", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: Saint Paul zoning (2nd largest)", "summary": "Saint Paul is the second-largest city in Minnesota by population.", "body": "Saint Paul is the second-largest city in Minnesota by population.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“2 Saint Paul Ramsey 307,193”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "en.wikipedia.org", "evidence_quote": "2 Saint Paul Ramsey 307,193", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "Saint Paul zoning (2nd largest)", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_q9", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: Saint Paul zoning (2nd largest)", "summary": "Saint Paul is the state capital of Minnesota.", "body": "Saint Paul is the state capital of Minnesota.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“Located in the state's center near the eastern border, it occupies both banks of the Upper Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul , the state capital of Minnesota.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "en.wikipedia.org", "evidence_quote": "Located in the state's center near the eastern border, it occupies both banks of the Upper Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul , the state capital of Minnesota.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "Saint Paul zoning (2nd largest)", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_q10", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: Rochester zoning (3rd largest)", "summary": "Rochester is the third-largest city in Minnesota by population.", "body": "Rochester is the third-largest city in Minnesota by population.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“In descending order of population, they are Minneapolis , Saint Paul , Rochester , Duluth , Bloomington , Brooklyn Park , Plymouth , Saint Cloud , Woodbury , Eagan , Maple Grove , Coon Rapids , Eden Prairie , Minnetonka , Burnsville , Apple Valley , Blaine , and Lakeville . [ 83 ] Of these, only Rochester, Duluth, and Saint Cloud are outside the Twin Cities metropolitan area.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "en.wikipedia.org", "evidence_quote": "In descending order of population, they are Minneapolis , Saint Paul , Rochester , Duluth , Bloomington , Brooklyn Park , Plymouth , Saint Cloud , Woodbury , Eagan , Maple Grove , Coon Rapids , Eden Prairie , Minnetonka , Burnsville , Apple Valley , Blaine , and Lakeville . [ 83 ] Of these, only Rochester, Duluth, and Saint Cloud are outside the Twin Cities metropolitan area.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "Rochester zoning (3rd largest)", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_q11", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: Rochester zoning (3rd largest)", "summary": "Minneapolis is the most populous city in Minnesota.", "body": "Minneapolis is the most populous city in Minnesota.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“With a population of 429,954 as of the 2020 census , it is the state's most populous city .”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "en.wikipedia.org", "evidence_quote": "With a population of 429,954 as of the 2020 census , it is the state's most populous city .", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "Rochester zoning (3rd largest)", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_q12", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: Rochester zoning (3rd largest)", "summary": "Minnesota statutes Chapter 462 governs planning and zoning regulations.", "body": "Minnesota statutes Chapter 462 governs planning and zoning regulations.\n\nWhat Minnesota (official) actually says:\n\n“CHAPTER 462. PLANNING, ZONING”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/462", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota (official)", "evidence_quote": "CHAPTER 462. PLANNING, ZONING", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "Rochester zoning (3rd largest)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_q13", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: Rochester zoning (3rd largest)", "summary": "Section 462.357 establishes official controls for zoning ordinances.", "body": "Section 462.357 establishes official controls for zoning ordinances.\n\nWhat Minnesota (official) actually says:\n\n“462.357 OFFICIAL CONTROLS: ZONING ORDINANCE.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/462", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota (official)", "evidence_quote": "462.357 OFFICIAL CONTROLS: ZONING ORDINANCE.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "Rochester zoning (3rd largest)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_q14", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: Rochester zoning (3rd largest)", "summary": "Section 462.358 establishes official controls for subdivision regulation and dedication.", "body": "Section 462.358 establishes official controls for subdivision regulation and dedication.\n\nWhat Minnesota (official) actually says:\n\n“462.358 OFFICIAL CONTROLS: SUBDIVISION REGULATION; DEDICATION.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/462", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota (official)", "evidence_quote": "462.358 OFFICIAL CONTROLS: SUBDIVISION REGULATION; DEDICATION.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "Rochester zoning (3rd largest)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_q15", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: Rochester zoning (3rd largest)", "summary": "Section 462.362 outlines enforcement and penalty provisions for zoning regulations.", "body": "Section 462.362 outlines enforcement and penalty provisions for zoning regulations.\n\nWhat Minnesota (official) actually says:\n\n“462.362 ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTY.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/462", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota (official)", "evidence_quote": "462.362 ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTY.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "Rochester zoning (3rd largest)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_q16", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: Rochester zoning (3rd largest)", "summary": "Section 462.355 allows for the adoption and amendment of comprehensive plans and interim ordinances.", "body": "Section 462.355 allows for the adoption and amendment of comprehensive plans and interim ordinances.\n\nWhat Minnesota (official) actually says:\n\n“462.355 ADOPT, AMEND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; INTERIM ORDINANCE.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/462", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota (official)", "evidence_quote": "462.355 ADOPT, AMEND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; INTERIM ORDINANCE.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "Rochester zoning (3rd largest)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_q17", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: Rochester zoning (3rd largest)", "summary": "Section 462.356 defines the general procedure to effect a plan.", "body": "Section 462.356 defines the general procedure to effect a plan.\n\nWhat Minnesota (official) actually says:\n\n“462.356 PROCEDURE TO EFFECT PLAN: GENERALLY.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/462", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota (official)", "evidence_quote": "462.356 PROCEDURE TO EFFECT PLAN: GENERALLY.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "Rochester zoning (3rd largest)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_q18", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: state home-occupation rule", "summary": "Minnesota law prohibits zoning regulations from prohibiting earth sheltered construction, relocated residential buildings, manufactured homes, or industrialized or modular buildings for residential use that comply with all other zoning ordinances.", "body": "Minnesota law prohibits zoning regulations from prohibiting earth sheltered construction, relocated residential buildings, manufactured homes, or industrialized or modular buildings for residential use that comply with all other zoning ordinances.\n\nWhat Minnesota (official) actually says:\n\n“No regulation may prohibit earth sheltered construction as defined in section 216C.06, subdivision 14 , relocated residential buildings, manufactured homes built in conformance with sections 327.31 to 327.35 , or industrialized or modular buildings for residential use built in conformance with Minnesota Rules, chapter 1361, that comply with all other zoning ordinances promulgated pursuant to this section.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/462.357", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota (official)", "evidence_quote": "No regulation may prohibit earth sheltered construction as defined in section 216C.06, subdivision 14 , relocated residential buildings, manufactured homes built in conformance with sections 327.31 to 327.35 , or industrialized or modular buildings for residential use built in conformance with Minnesota Rules, chapter 1361, that comply with all other zoning ordinances promulgated pursuant to this section.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "state home-occupation rule", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_q19", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: state home-occupation rule", "summary": "A state licensed residential facility serving six or fewer persons, including an assisted living facility, is considered a permitted single family residential use of property for zoning purposes.", "body": "A state licensed residential facility serving six or fewer persons, including an assisted living facility, is considered a permitted single family residential use of property for zoning purposes.\n\nWhat Minnesota (official) actually says:\n\n“A state licensed residential facility, including an assisted living facility under chapter 144G, serving six or fewer persons, a licensed day care facility serving 12 or fewer persons, and a group family day care facility licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 9502.0315 to 9502.0445 to serve 14 or fewer children shall be considered a permitted single family residential use of property for the purposes of zoning, except that a residential facility whose primary purpose is to treat juveniles who have violated criminal statutes relating to sex offenses or have been adjudicated delinquent on the basis of conduct in violation of criminal statutes relating to sex offenses shall not be considered a permitted use.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/462.357", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota (official)", "evidence_quote": "A state licensed residential facility, including an assisted living facility under chapter 144G, serving six or fewer persons, a licensed day care facility serving 12 or fewer persons, and a group family day care facility licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 9502.0315 to 9502.0445 to serve 14 or fewer children shall be considered a permitted single family residential use of property for the purposes of zoning, except that a residential facility whose primary purpose is to treat juveniles who have violated criminal statutes relating to sex offenses or have been adjudicated delinquent on the basis of conduct in violation of criminal statutes relating to sex offenses shall not be considered a permitted use.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "state home-occupation rule", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r660_minnesota_home_shoot_zoning_minnesota_660_q20", "category": "Business", "title": "Minnesota: state home-occupation rule", "summary": "A state licensed residential facility serving from 7 through 16 persons or a licensed day care facility serving from 13 through 16 persons is considered a permitted multifamily residential use of property for purposes of zoning.", "body": "A state licensed residential facility serving from 7 through 16 persons or a licensed day care facility serving from 13 through 16 persons is considered a permitted multifamily residential use of property for purposes of zoning.\n\nWhat Minnesota (official) actually says:\n\n“Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 7 or in any town, municipal or county zoning regulation as authorized by this subdivision, a state licensed residential facility serving from 7 through 16 persons or a licensed day care facility serving from 13 through 16 persons shall be considered a permitted multifamily residential use of property for purposes of zoning.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/462.357", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Minnesota (official)", "evidence_quote": "Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 7 or in any town, municipal or county zoning regulation as authorized by this subdivision, a state licensed residential facility serving from 7 through 16 persons or a licensed day care facility serving from 13 through 16 persons shall be considered a permitted multifamily residential use of property for purposes of zoning.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "660-minnesota-home-shoot-zoning", "subject": "Minnesota", "topic": "state home-occupation rule", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-mn" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } } ] }