Dovray Administrative Law Lawyer, Minnesota

... Croix River. The City granted the variance, but the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) declined to certify [1] the City's action. The DNR upheld its decision through a contested case hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, Minn.Stat. ch. 14 (2008). ...

... We conclude that the MERA claim was precluded by a previous administrative determination, that the contract claim was not ripe, and that the remaining declaratory-judgment claim fails as a matter of law. Accordingly, we affirm. FACTS. ...

For approximately 40 years, the County has performed land use planning and zoning functions, now including special controls in shoreland management districts. For at least the past 29 years, the County administered the MSBC and, accordingly, issued building ...