This is a great piece of information that our CMHC board has shared online. “CMHC” stands for the Municipal Land Conservation and Development Authority, and it is the body that protects the property rights of the people of Minnesota and all of its municipalities.
A quick read and you will learn that the city of St. Paul has received two fines since the start of the year for violations of the rules set forth by the CMHC.
The first is a $5,000 fine for failing to file a proper notice of violation for a $1,000 fine for each violation of the rules. The second is a $5,000 fine for failing to properly maintain the property of a $5,000 fine for each violation of the rules.
The city of St. Paul did not have the proper notice in its file, so it’s going to have to pay the fines. The fine for failing to maintain the property is for failing to “maintain and repair” the building. That’s an additional $10,000 a year.
The city of St. Paul did have the proper notice in its file, so we should probably be a little bit more sympathetic to them. However, the 5,000 fine for failing to properly maintain the property of a 5,000 fine for each violation of the rules is a little high for the city. They should have had a much lower fine.
St. Paul does have a lot of rules and regulations in place for its new buildings (including fire regulations), but they do not have a lot of fines for them, so I think that is a bit unfair. Perhaps the city should have a lower penalty for building a skyscraper than for fixing a property.
I agree this is a bit unfair, but I don’t think the city has many rules and regulations that they need to follow. In any case, I think this is a small fine. To put it in perspective, the St. Paul City Council has a budget of $27.5M this year. St. Paul has a staff of 21 people who have to make the rules that the city needs to follow.
The city is the second largest in the state (after Minneapolis). They have their own council, a Mayor, and a Chief of Police. The city is the third largest in the state in terms of population.
Also, the city of St. Paul has a staff of over 400 people. That’s over three and a half times the size of the Minnesota State Capitol. In short, the city does have rules. And, it’s not just the city that has rules. Just about every business and industry operates under the law, whether it be a state, county, or city.
cmc regulations are the regulations that allow those that do business in their state to operate and to do business in other states. In this case, they are the rules that allow the city to operate and to do business in other states. Whether you’re a dentist, a lawyer, or a banker, you are regulated in a city, county or state.