Almir Puce v. City of Burnsville, MN., A21-0895, Supreme Court. September 28, 2023.

Summary

The court held that Minnesota law incorporates the essential-nexus and rough-proportionality standards for municipal park-dedication fees and that Burnsville satisfied both standards by linking the fee to open-space purposes and using the property's individualized market value. The court also held that Burnsville reasonably determined that five percent of the development's gross land area was needed to maintain open space based on its comprehensive plan. The court reversed the court of appeals and remanded for further proceedings.