Shovel-Ready Site Certification
State: Minnesota
Program status: active
Rigor tier: Comprehensive
Minnesota Site Certification Standards
Minnesota: Shovel-Ready Site Certification. Review documented site-certification requirements and official sources.
Minnesota certification standards
title control
Current owner described and title documented.
Status: required
price established
Current price offering for land required.
Status: required
zoning
Zoning description plus current/future adjacent zoning and land-use maps.
Status: required
phase i esa
Phase I Environmental Assessment required.
Status: required
phase ii esa
Phase II required where triggered.
Status: recommended
wetlands
endangered species
geotechnical
Geotechnical soil tests required.
Status: required
floodplain
archaeological
boundary survey
Site map, parcel descriptions and aerial boundaries required.
Status: required
power
Electric power documented.
Status: required
water
Water and wastewater treatment documented.
Status: required
sewer
Sanitary and municipal storm sewer documented.
Status: required
natural gas
Natural gas documented.
Status: required
telecom
Telecommunications documented.
Status: required
will serve letters
infrastructure to site
Municipal storm sewer / utility services documented.
Status: recommended
rail access
Rail access to site documented where applicable.
Status: recommended
transportation access
Distances to highways, ports and rail documented.
Status: required
local support
developable acreage doc
All parcels making up the site described.
Status: required