Subd. 1. How classified.

All real and personal property subject to a general property tax and not subject to any gross earnings or other in-lieu tax is hereby classified for purposes of taxation as provided by this section.

Subd. 2.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 2a.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 3.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 4.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 5.

Repealed, Ex1971 c 31 art 22 s 5

Subd. 5a.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 6.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 6a.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 7.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 7a.

Repealed, 1988 c 719 art 5 s 81

Subd. 7b.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 7c.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 7d.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 8.

Repealed, Ex1967 c 32 art 4 s 3

Subd. 8a.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 9.

Repealed, 1988 c 719 art 5 s 81

Subd. 10.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 11.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 12.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 13.

Repealed, 1974 c 313 s 1

Subd. 14.

Repealed, 1984 c 593 s 46

Subd. 14a.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 15.

Repealed, Ex1971 c 31 art 36 s 2

Subd. 15a.

Repealed, 1988 c 719 art 5 s 81

Subd. 15b.

Repealed, 1983 c 342 art 2 s 30

Subd. 16.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 17.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 17a.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 17b.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 17c.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 17d.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 18.

Repealed, 1983 c 222 s 45

Subd. 19.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 20.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 21.

Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 14 art 4 s 98

Subd. 21a. Class rate.

In this section, wherever the "class rate" of a class of property is specified without qualification as to whether it is the property's "net class rate" or its "gross class rate," the "net class rate" and "gross class rate" of that property are the same as its "class rate."

Subd. 21b. Tax capacity.

1. (a) Gross tax capacity means the product of the appropriate gross class rates in this section and market values.
2. (b) Net tax capacity means the product of the appropriate net class rates in this section and market values.

Subd. 22. Class 1.

1. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 23, real estate which is residential and used for homestead purposes is class 1. The market value of class 1a property must be determined based upon the value of the house, garage, and land.

   The first $76,000 of market value of class 1a property has a net class rate of one percent of its market value; and the market value of class 1a property that exceeds $76,000 has a class rate of 1.65 percent of its market value.

2. (b) Class 1b property includes homestead real estate or homestead manufactured homes used for the purposes of a homestead by

   1. (1) any blind person, or the blind person and the blind person's spouse; or

   2. (2) any person, hereinafter referred to as "veteran," who:

      1. (i) served in the active military or naval service of the United States; and
      2. (ii) is entitled to compensation under the laws and regulations of the United States for permanent and total service-connected disability due to the loss, or loss of use, by reason of amputation, ankylosis, progressive muscular dystrophies, or paralysis, of both lower extremities, such as to preclude motion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair; and
      3. (iii) has acquired a special housing unit with special fixtures or movable facilities made necessary by the nature of the veteran's disability, or the surviving spouse of the deceased veteran for as long as the surviving spouse retains the special housing unit as a homestead; or

   3. (3) any person who:

      1. (i) is permanently and totally disabled and

      2. (ii) receives 90 percent or more of total household income, as defined in section 290A.03, subdivision 5, from

         (A) aid from any state as a result of that disability; or

         (B) supplemental security income for the disabled; or

         (C) workers' compensation based on a finding of total and permanent disability; or

         (D) social security disability, including the amount of a disability insurance benefit which is converted to an old age insurance benefit and any subsequent cost of living increases; or

         (E) aid under the federal Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, United States Code Annotated, title 45, section 228b(a)5; or

         (F) a pension from any local government retirement fund located in the state of Minnesota as a result of that disability; or

         (G) pension, annuity, or other income paid as a result of that disability from a private pension or disability plan, including employer, employee, union, and insurance plans and

      3. (iii) has household income as defined in section 290A.03, subdivision 5, of $50,000 or less; or

   4. (4) any person who is permanently and totally disabled and whose household income as defined in section 290A.03, subdivision 5, is 275 percent or less of the federal poverty level.

      Property is classified and assessed under clause (4) only if the government agency or income-providing source certifies, upon the request of the homestead occupant, that the homestead occupant satisfies the disability requirements of this paragraph.

      Property is classified and assessed pursuant to clause (1) only if the commissioner of economic security certifies to the assessor that the homestead occupant satisfies the requirements of this paragraph.

      Permanently and totally disabled for the purpose of this subdivision means a condition which is permanent in nature and totally incapacitates the person from working at an occupation which brings the person an income. The first $32,000 market value of class 1b property has a net class rate of .45 percent of its market value. The remaining market value of class 1b property has a net class rate using the rates for class 1 or class 2a property, whichever is appropriate, of similar market value.

3. (c) Class 1c property is commercial use real property that abuts a lakeshore line and is devoted to temporary and seasonal residential occupancy for recreational purposes but not devoted to commercial purposes for more than 250 days in the year preceding the year of assessment, and that includes a portion used as a homestead by the owner, which includes a dwelling occupied as a homestead by a shareholder of a corporation that owns the resort or a partner in a partnership that owns the resort, even if the title to the homestead is held by the corporation or partnership. For purposes of this clause, property is devoted to a commercial purpose on a specific day if any portion of the property, excluding the portion used exclusively as a homestead, is used for residential occupancy and a fee is charged for residential occupancy. Class 1c property has a class rate of one percent of total market value with the following limitation: the area of the property must not exceed 100 feet of lakeshore footage for each cabin or campsite located on the property up to a total of 800 feet and 500 feet in depth, measured away from the lakeshore. If any portion of the class 1c resort property is classified as class 4c under subdivision 25, the entire property must meet the requirements of subdivision 25, paragraph (d), clause (1), to qualify for class 1c treatment under this paragraph.

4. (d) Class 1d property includes structures that meet all of the following criteria:

   1. (1) the structure is located on property that is classified as agricultural property under section 273.13, subdivision 23;
   2. (2) the structure is occupied exclusively by seasonal farm workers during the time when they work on that farm, and the occupants are not charged rent for the privilege of occupying the property, provided that use of the structure for storage of farm equipment and produce does not disqualify the property from classification under this paragraph;
   3. (3) the structure meets all applicable health and safety requirements for the appropriate season; and

   4. (4) the structure is not salable as residential property because it does not comply with local ordinances relating to location in relation to streets or roads.

      The market value of class 1d property has the same class rates as class 1a property under paragraph (a).

Subd. 23. Class 2.

1. (a) Class 2a property is agricultural land including any improvements that is homesteaded. The market value of the house and garage and immediately surrounding one acre of land has the same class rates as class 1a property under subdivision 22. The value of the remaining land including improvements up to $115,000 has a net class rate of 0.35 percent of market value. The value of class 2a property over $115,000 of market value up to and including $600,000 market value has a net class rate of 0.8 percent of market value. The remaining property over $600,000 market value has a class rate of 1.20 percent of market value.
2. (b) Class 2b property is (1) real estate, rural in character and used exclusively for growing trees for timber, lumber, and wood and wood products; (2) real estate that is not improved with a structure and is used exclusively for growing trees for timber, lumber, and wood and wood products, if the owner has participated or is participating in a cost-sharing program for afforestation, reforestation, or timber stand improvement on that particular property, administered or coordinated by the commissioner of natural resources; (3) real estate that is nonhomestead agricultural land; or (4) a landing area or public access area of a privately owned public use airport. Class 2b property has a net class rate of 1.20 percent of market value.
3. (c) Agricultural land as used in this section means contiguous acreage of ten acres or more, used during the preceding year for agricultural purposes. "Agricultural purposes" as used in this section means the raising or cultivation of agricultural products or enrollment in the Reinvest in Minnesota program under sections 103F.501 to 103F.535 or the federal Conservation Reserve Program as contained in Public Law Number 99-198. Contiguous acreage on the same parcel, or contiguous acreage on an immediately adjacent parcel under the same ownership, may also qualify as agricultural land, but only if it is pasture, timber, waste, unusable wild land, or land included in state or federal farm programs. Agricultural classification for property shall be determined excluding the house, garage, and immediately surrounding one acre of land, and shall not be based upon the market value of any residential structures on the parcel or contiguous parcels under the same ownership.

4. (d) Real estate, excluding the house, garage, and immediately surrounding one acre of land, of less than ten acres which is exclusively and intensively used for raising or cultivating agricultural products, shall be considered as agricultural land.

   Land shall be classified as agricultural even if all or a portion of the agricultural use of that property is the leasing to, or use by another person for agricultural purposes.

   Classification under this subdivision is not determinative for qualifying under section 273.111.

   The property classification under this section supersedes, for property tax purposes only, any locally administered agricultural policies or land use restrictions that define minimum or maximum farm acreage.

5. (e) The term "agricultural products" as used in this subdivision includes production for sale of:

   1. (1) livestock, dairy animals, dairy products, poultry and poultry products, fur-bearing animals, horticultural and nursery stock described in sections 18.44 to 18.61, fruit of all kinds, vegetables, forage, grains, bees, and apiary products by the owner;
   2. (2) fish bred for sale and consumption if the fish breeding occurs on land zoned for agricultural use;
   3. (3) the commercial boarding of horses if the boarding is done in conjunction with raising or cultivating agricultural products as defined in clause (1);
   4. (4) property which is owned and operated by nonprofit organizations used for equestrian activities, excluding racing;
   5. (5) game birds and waterfowl bred and raised for use on a shooting preserve licensed under section 97A.115;
   6. (6) insects primarily bred to be used as food for animals; and
   7. (7) trees, grown for sale as a crop, and not sold for timber, lumber, wood, or wood products.

6. (f) If a parcel used for agricultural purposes is also used for commercial or industrial purposes, including but not limited to:

   1. (1) wholesale and retail sales;
   2. (2) processing of raw agricultural products or other goods;
   3. (3) warehousing or storage of processed goods; and

   4. (4) office facilities for the support of the activities enumerated in clauses (1), (2), and (3),

      the assessor shall classify the part of the parcel used for agricultural purposes as class 1b, 2a, or 2b, whichever is appropriate, and the remainder in the class appropriate to its use. The grading, sorting, and packaging of raw agricultural products for first sale is considered an agricultural purpose. A greenhouse or other building where horticultural or nursery products are grown that is also used for the conduct of retail sales must be classified as agricultural if it is primarily used for the growing of horticultural or nursery products from seed, cuttings, or roots and occasionally as a showroom for the retail sale of those products. Use of a greenhouse or building only for the display of already grown horticultural or nursery products does not qualify as an agricultural purpose.

      The assessor shall determine and list separately on the records the market value of the homestead dwelling and the one acre of land on which that dwelling is located. If any farm buildings or structures are located on this homesteaded acre of land, their market value shall not be included in this separate determination.

7. (g) To qualify for classification under paragraph (b), clause (4), a privately owned public use airport must be licensed as a public airport under section 360.018. For purposes of paragraph (b), clause (4), "landing area" means that part of a privately owned public use airport properly cleared, regularly maintained, and made available to the public for use by aircraft and includes runways, taxiways, aprons, and sites upon which are situated landing or navigational aids. A landing area also includes land underlying both the primary surface and the approach surfaces that comply with all of the following:

   1. (i) the land is properly cleared and regularly maintained for the primary purposes of the landing, taking off, and taxiing of aircraft; but that portion of the land that contains facilities for servicing, repair, or maintenance of aircraft is not included as a landing area;
   2. (ii) the land is part of the airport property; and

   3. (iii) the land is not used for commercial or residential purposes.

      The land contained in a landing area under paragraph (b), clause (4), must be described and certified by the commissioner of transportation. The certification is effective until it is modified, or until the airport or landing area no longer meets the requirements of paragraph (b), clause (4). For purposes of paragraph (b), clause (4), "public access area" means property used as an aircraft parking ramp, apron, or storage hangar, or an arrival and departure building in connection with the airport.

Subd. 24. Class 3.

1. (a) Commercial and industrial property and utility real and personal property is class 3a. Each parcel of real property has a class rate of 2.4 percent of the first tier of market value, and 3.4 percent of the remaining market value, except that in the case of contiguous parcels of property owned by the same person or entity, only the value equal to the first-tier value of the contiguous parcels qualifies for the reduced class rate. For the purposes of this subdivision, the first tier means the first $150,000 of market value. Real property owned in fee by a utility for transmission line right-of-way shall be classified at the class rate for the higher tier. All personal property shall be classified at the class rate for the higher tier. For purposes of this subdivision "personal property" means tools, implements, and machinery of an electric generating, transmission, or distribution system, or a pipeline system transporting or distributing water, gas, crude oil, or petroleum products or mains and pipes used in the distribution of steam or hot or chilled water for heating or cooling buildings, which are fixtures.

   For purposes of this paragraph, parcels are considered to be contiguous even if they are separated from each other by a road, street, vacant lot, waterway, or other similar intervening type of property.

2. (b) Employment property defined in section 469.166, during the period provided in section 469.170, shall constitute class 3b. The class rates for class 3b property are determined under paragraph (a).

   (c)(1) Subject to the limitations of clause (2), structures which are (i) located on property classified as class 3a, (ii) constructed under an initial building permit issued after January 2, 1996, (iii) located in a transit zone as defined under section 473.3915, subdivision 3, (iv) located within the boundaries of a school district, and (v) not primarily used for retail or transient lodging purposes, shall have a class rate equal to the lesser of 2.975 percent or the class rate of the second tier of the commercial property rate under paragraph (a) on any portion of the market value that does not qualify for the first tier class rate under paragraph (a). As used in item (v), a structure is primarily used for retail or transient lodging purposes if over 50 percent of its square footage is used for those purposes. A class rate equal to the lesser of 2.975 percent or the class rate of the second tier of the commercial property class rate under paragraph (a) shall also apply to improvements to existing structures that meet the requirements of items (i) to (v) if the improvements are constructed under an initial building permit issued after January 2, 1996, even if the remainder of the structure was constructed prior to January 2, 1996. For the purposes of this paragraph, a structure shall be considered to be located in a transit zone if any portion of the structure lies within the zone. If any property once eligible for treatment under this paragraph ceases to remain eligible due to revisions in transit zone boundaries, the property shall continue to receive treatment under this paragraph for a period of three years.

3. (2) This clause applies to any structure qualifying for the transit zone reduced class rate under clause (1) on January 2, 1999, or any structure meeting any of the qualification criteria in item (i) and otherwise qualifying for the transit zone reduced class rate under clause (1). Such a structure continues to receive the transit zone reduced class rate until the occurrence of one of the events in item (ii). Property qualifying under item (i)(D), that is located outside of a city of the first class, qualifies for the transit zone reduced class rate as provided in that item. Property qualifying under item (i)(E) qualifies for the transit zone reduced class rate as provided in that item.

   1. (i) A structure qualifies for the rate in this clause if it is:

      (A) property for which a building permit was issued before December 31, 1998; or

      (B) property for which a building permit was issued before June 30, 2001, if:

      (I) at least 50 percent of the land on which the structure is to be built has been acquired or is the subject of signed purchase agreements or signed options as of March 15, 1998, by the entity that proposes construction of the project or an affiliate of the entity;

      (II) signed agreements have been entered into with one entity or with affiliated entities to lease for the account of the entity or affiliated entities at least 50 percent of the square footage of the structure or the owner of the structure will occupy at least 50 percent of the square footage of the structure; and

      (III) one of the following requirements is met:

      the project proposer has submitted the completed data portions of an environmental assessment worksheet by December 31, 1998; or

      a notice of determination of adequacy of an environmental impact statement has been published by April 1, 1999; or

      an alternative urban areawide review has been completed by April 1, 1999; or

      (C) property for which a building permit is issued before July 30, 1999, if:

      (I) at least 50 percent of the land on which the structure is to be built has been acquired or is the subject of signed purchase agreements as of March 31, 1998, by the entity that proposes construction of the project or an affiliate of the entity;

      (II) a signed agreement has been entered into between the building developer and a tenant to lease for its own account at least 200,000 square feet of space in the building;

      (III) a signed letter of intent is entered into by July 1, 1998, between the building developer and the tenant to lease the space for its own account; and

      (IV) the environmental review process required by state law was commenced by December 31, 1998;

      (D) property for which an irrevocable letter of credit with a housing and redevelopment authority was signed before December 31, 1998. The structure shall receive the transit zone reduced class rate during construction and for the duration of time that the original tenants remain in the building. Any unoccupied net leasable square footage that is not leased within 36 months after the certificate of occupancy has been issued for the building shall not be eligible to receive the reduced class rate. This reduced class rate applies only if the entity that constructed the structure continues to own the property;

      (E) property, located in a city of the first class, and for which the building permits for the excavation, the parking ramp, and the office tower were issued prior to April 1, 1999, shall receive the reduced class rate during construction and for the first five assessment years immediately following its initial occupancy provided that, when completed, at least 25 percent of the net leasable square footage must be occupied by the entity or the parent entity constructing the structure each year during this time period. In order to receive the reduced class rate on the structure in any subsequent assessment years, at least 50 percent of the rentable square footage must be occupied by the entity or the parent entity that constructed the structure. This reduced class rate applies only if the entity or the parent entity that constructed the structure continues to own the property.

   2. (ii) A structure specified by this clause, other than a structure qualifying under clause (i)(D) or (E), shall continue to receive the transit zone reduced class rate until the occurrence of one of the following events:

      (A) if the structure upon initial occupancy will be owner occupied by the entity initially constructing the structure or an affiliated entity, the structure receives the reduced class rate until the structure ceases to be at least 50 percent occupied by the entity or an affiliated entity, provided, if the portion of the structure occupied by that entity or an affiliate of the entity is less than 85 percent, the transit zone class rate reduction for the portion of structure not so occupied terminates upon the leasing of such space to any nonaffiliated entity; or

      (B) if the structure is leased by a single entity or affiliated entity at the time of initial occupancy, the structure shall receive the reduced class rate until the structure ceases to be at least 50 percent occupied by the entity or an affiliated entity, provided, if the portion of the structure occupied by that entity or an affiliate of the entity is less than 85 percent, the transit zone class rate reduction for the portion of structure not so occupied shall terminate upon the leasing of such space to any nonaffiliated entity; or

      (C) if the structure meets the criteria in item (i)(C), the structure shall receive the reduced class rate until the expiration of the initial lease term of the applicable tenants.

      Percentages occupied or leased shall be determined based upon net leasable square footage in the structure. The assessor shall allocate the value of the structure in the same fashion as provided in the general law for portions of any structure receiving and not receiving the transit tax class reduction as a result of this clause.

Subd. 24a. Transit zone properties; personal property tax.

1. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 272.02 or any other law to the contrary, a personal property tax is imposed on the leasehold of a tenant of a structure described in subdivision 24, paragraph (c), clause (2), item (i)(A) or (i)(C).

   1. (1) the structure upon initial occupancy is owner-occupied by the entity initially constructing the structure or an affiliated entity; or
   2. (2) the structure is leased by a single entity or affiliated entity at the time of initial occupancy.

   This subdivision does not apply to a structure if either of the following occur:

2. (b) The tax equals the amount obtained by multiplying the sum of the local tax rates by:

   1. (1) the estimated market value of the structure multiplied by
   2. (2) the square footage of the structure under lease that qualifies under subdivision 24, paragraph (c), clause (1), divided by
   3. (3) the total square footage of the structure that qualifies under subdivision 24, paragraph (c), clause (1), multiplied by
   4. (4) the difference between the class rate under subdivision 24, paragraph (a), for the second tier and the class rate under subdivision 24, paragraph (c), for the second tier for the qualifying parts of a structure.

3. (c) The tax under this subdivision does not apply to a lease that:

   1. (1) was executed before May 1, 1999;
   2. (2) was entered according to a binding written agreement executed before May 1, 1999; or
   3. (3) is a lease entered under an expansion option contained in a lease or binding written agreement qualifying under clause (1) or (2).
4. (d) The tax imposed under this subdivision is a personal property tax and is imposed on the lessee or tenant and not on the structure or the real property. The tax is an obligation of the lessee or tenant and must be collected in the manner provided for personal property taxes.
5. (e) The personal property tax applies only to a year in which the leased structure qualifies for the transit zone class rate.

Subd. 25. Class 4.

1. (a) Class 4a is residential real estate containing four or more units and used or held for use by the owner or by the tenants or lessees of the owner as a residence for rental periods of 30 days or more. Class 4a also includes hospitals licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.56, other than hospitals exempt under section 272.02, and contiguous property used for hospital purposes, without regard to whether the property has been platted or subdivided. Class 4a property in a city with a population of 5,000 or less, that is (1) located outside of the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, or outside any county contiguous to the metropolitan area, and (2) whose city boundary is at least 15 miles from the boundary of any city with a population greater than 5,000 has a class rate of 2.15 percent of market value. All other class 4a property has a class rate of 2.4 percent of market value. For purposes of this paragraph, population has the same meaning given in section 477A.011, subdivision 3.

2. (b) Class 4b includes:

   1. (1) residential real estate containing less than four units that does not qualify as class 4bb, other than seasonal residential, and recreational;
   2. (2) manufactured homes not classified under any other provision;
   3. (3) a dwelling, garage, and surrounding one acre of property on a nonhomestead farm classified under subdivision 23, paragraph (b) containing two or three units;

   4. (4) unimproved property that is classified residential as determined under subdivision 33.

      Class 4b property has a class rate of 1.65 percent of market value.

3. (c) Class 4bb includes:

   1. (1) nonhomestead residential real estate containing one unit, other than seasonal residential, and recreational; and

   2. (2) a single family dwelling, garage, and surrounding one acre of property on a nonhomestead farm classified under subdivision 23, paragraph (b).

      Class 4bb has a class rate of 1.2 percent on the first $76,000 of market value and a class rate of 1.65 percent of its market value that exceeds $76,000.

      Property that has been classified as seasonal recreational residential property at any time during which it has been owned by the current owner or spouse of the current owner does not qualify for class 4bb.

4. (d) Class 4c property includes:

   1. (1) except as provided in subdivision 22, paragraph (c), real property devoted to temporary and seasonal residential occupancy for recreation purposes, including real property devoted to temporary and seasonal residential occupancy for recreation purposes and not devoted to commercial purposes for more than 250 days in the year preceding the year of assessment. For purposes of this clause, property is devoted to a commercial purpose on a specific day if any portion of the property is used for residential occupancy, and a fee is charged for residential occupancy. In order for a property to be classified as class 4c, seasonal recreational residential for commercial purposes, at least 40 percent of the annual gross lodging receipts related to the property must be from business conducted during 90 consecutive days and either (i) at least 60 percent of all paid bookings by lodging guests during the year must be for periods of at least two consecutive nights; or (ii) at least 20 percent of the annual gross receipts must be from charges for rental of fish houses, boats and motors, snowmobiles, downhill or cross-country ski equipment, or charges for marina services, launch services, and guide services, or the sale of bait and fishing tackle. For purposes of this determination, a paid booking of five or more nights shall be counted as two bookings. Class 4c also includes commercial use real property used exclusively for recreational purposes in conjunction with class 4c property devoted to temporary and seasonal residential occupancy for recreational purposes, up to a total of two acres, provided the property is not devoted to commercial recreational use for more than 250 days in the year preceding the year of assessment and is located within two miles of the class 4c property with which it is used. Class 4c property classified in this clause also includes the remainder of class 1c resorts provided that the entire property including that portion of the property classified as class 1c also meets the requirements for class 4c under this clause; otherwise the entire property is classified as class 3. Owners of real property devoted to temporary and seasonal residential occupancy for recreation purposes and all or a portion of which was devoted to commercial purposes for not more than 250 days in the year preceding the year of assessment desiring classification as class 1c or 4c, must submit a declaration to the assessor designating the cabins or units occupied for 250 days or less in the year preceding the year of assessment by January 15 of the assessment year. Those cabins or units and a proportionate share of the land on which they are located will be designated class 1c or 4c as otherwise provided. The remainder of the cabins or units and a proportionate share of the land on which they are located will be designated as class 3a. The owner of property desiring designation as class 1c or 4c property must provide guest registers or other records demonstrating that the units for which class 1c or 4c designation is sought were not occupied for more than 250 days in the year preceding the assessment if so requested. The portion of a property operated as a (1) restaurant, (2) bar, (3) gift shop, and (4) other nonresidential facility operated on a commercial basis not directly related to temporary and seasonal residential occupancy for recreation purposes shall not qualify for class 1c or 4c;

   2. (2) qualified property used as a golf course if:

      1. (i) it is open to the public on a daily fee basis. It may charge membership fees or dues, but a membership fee may not be required in order to use the property for golfing, and its green fees for golfing must be comparable to green fees typically charged by municipal courses; and

      2. (ii) it meets the requirements of section 273.112, subdivision 3, paragraph (d).

         A structure used as a clubhouse, restaurant, or place of refreshment in conjunction with the golf course is classified as class 3a property;

   3. (3) real property up to a maximum of one acre of land owned by a nonprofit community service oriented organization; provided that the property is not used for a revenue-producing activity for more than six days in the calendar year preceding the year of assessment and the property is not used for residential purposes on either a temporary or permanent basis. For purposes of this clause, a "nonprofit community service oriented organization" means any corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious, fraternal, civic, or educational purposes, and which is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3), (10), or (19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended through December 31, 1990. For purposes of this clause, "revenue-producing activities" shall include but not be limited to property or that portion of the property that is used as an on-sale intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor establishment licensed under chapter 340A, a restaurant open to the public, bowling alley, a retail store, gambling conducted by organizations licensed under chapter 349, an insurance business, or office or other space leased or rented to a lessee who conducts a for-profit enterprise on the premises. Any portion of the property which is used for revenue-producing activities for more than six days in the calendar year preceding the year of assessment shall be assessed as class 3a. The use of the property for social events open exclusively to members and their guests for periods of less than 24 hours, when an admission is not charged nor any revenues are received by the organization shall not be considered a revenue-producing activity;
   4. (4) post-secondary student housing of not more than one acre of land that is owned by a nonprofit corporation organized under chapter 317A and is used exclusively by a student cooperative, sorority, or fraternity for on-campus housing or housing located within two miles of the border of a college campus;
   5. (5) manufactured home parks as defined in section 327.14, subdivision 3; and

   6. (6) real property that is actively and exclusively devoted to indoor fitness, health, social, recreational, and related uses, is owned and operated by a not-for-profit corporation, and is located within the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.

      Class 4c property has a class rate of 1.65 percent of market value, except that (i) each parcel of seasonal residential recreational property not used for commercial purposes has the same class rates as class 4bb property, (ii) manufactured home parks assessed under clause (5) have the same class rate as class 4b property, and (iii) property described in paragraph (d), clause (4), has the same class rate as the rate applicable to the first tier of class 4bb nonhomestead residential real estate under paragraph (c).

5. (e) Class 4d property is qualifying low-income rental housing certified to the assessor by the housing finance agency under sections 273.126 and 462A.071. Class 4d includes land in proportion to the total market value of the building that is qualifying low-income rental housing. For all properties qualifying as class 4d, the market value determined by the assessor must be based on the normal approach to value using normal unrestricted rents.

   Class 4d property has a class rate of one percent of market value.

Subd. 25a. Elderly assisted living facility property.

"Elderly assisted living facility property" means residential real estate containing more than one unit held for use by the tenants or lessees as a residence for periods of 30 days or more, along with community rooms, lounges, activity rooms, and related facilities, designed to meet the housing, health, and financial security needs of the elderly. The real estate may be owned by an individual, partnership, limited partnership, for-profit corporation or nonprofit corporation exempt from federal income taxation under United States Code, title 26, section 501(c)(3) or related sections.

An admission or initiation fee may be required of tenants. Monthly charges may include charges for the residential unit, meals, housekeeping, utilities, social programs, a health care alert system, or any combination of them. On-site health care may be provided by in-house staff or an outside health care provider.

The assessor shall classify elderly assisted living facility property, depending upon the property's ownership, occupancy, and use. The applicable class rates shall apply based on its classification, if taxable.

Subd. 26.

Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 6 s 53

Subd. 27.

Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 6 s 53

Subd. 28.

Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 6 s 53

Subd. 29.

Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 6 s 53

Subd. 30.

Repealed, 1988 c 719 art 5 s 81

Subd. 31. Class 5.

Class 5 property includes:

1. (1) unmined iron ore and low-grade iron-bearing formations as defined in section 273.14; and

2. (2) all other property not otherwise classified.

   Class 5 property has a class rate of 3.4 percent of market value.

Subd. 32.

Repealed, 1998 c 389 art 2 s 21

Subd. 33. Classification of unimproved property.

1. (a) All real property that is not improved with a structure must be classified according to its current use.

2. (b) Real property that is not improved with a structure and for which there is no identifiable current use must be classified according to its highest and best use permitted under the local zoning ordinance. If the ordinance permits more than one use, the land must be classified according to the highest and best use permitted under the ordinance. If no such ordinance exists, the assessor shall consider the most likely potential use of the unimproved land based upon the use made of surrounding land or land in proximity to the unimproved land.

   * NOTE: The amendment to subdivision 24, paragraph (c), by *Laws 1999, chapter 243, article 5, section 17, is effective for *taxes levied in 2000, payable in 2001 and thereafter. Laws *1999, chapter 243, article 5, section 55.

   * NOTE: Subdivision 24a, as added by Laws 1999, chapter 243, *article 5, section 18, is effective for taxes levied in 2000, *payable in 2001 and thereafter. Laws 1999, chapter 243, article *5, section 55.