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See LMC <br />information memo, <br />Planning <br />Commission Guide <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.353; <br />Roselawn Cemetery v. <br />City of Roseville, 689 <br />N.W. 2d 254 (Minn. <br />Ct. App. 2004). <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.352, <br />subd. 5 <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.355, <br />subd. la; Minn. Stat. § <br />473.121, subd. 2, <br />Minn. Stat. § 473.864, <br />subd. 2; Amcon Corp. <br />v. City of Eagan, 348 <br />N.W.2d 66 (Minn. <br />1984). <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.357, <br />subd. lh; Minn. Stat. <br />§ 462.355, subd. 1, <br />Minn. Stat. § <br />103G.005, subd. 10b <br />See LMC <br />information memo, <br />Planning <br />Commission Guide <br />For more information <br />on Comprehensive <br />Planning see Under <br />Construction by MN <br />Department of <br />Administration <br />1. Comprehensive planning <br />The adoption of a comprehensive plan is a common first step in the <br />development of a zoning ordinance. Minnesota statutes grant all cities <br />authority to adopt a formal comprehensive plan for their community. A <br />comprehensive plan is a lengthy document that formally establishes a <br />blueprint for the city's long-range (usually between five and 15 years) social, <br />economic, and physical development. <br />In metropolitan area cities, including cities in the counties of Anoka, Dakota <br />(excluding the city of Northfield), Hennepin (excluding the cities of Hanover <br />and Rockford), Ramsey, Scott (excluding the city of New Prague) and <br />Washington, the adoption of a comprehensive plan is mandatory under the <br />Metropolitan Land Planning Act. All other cities have the option of adopting <br />a comprehensive plan, but are not required to do so. <br />Non -metropolitan cities located in counties or watersheds that contain 80 <br />percent of their presettlement wetlands are subject to the President Theodore <br />Roosevelt Memorial Bill to Preserve Agricultural, Forest, Wildlife, and Open <br />Space Land (hereinafter the "T. Roosevelt Memorial Preservation Act"). <br />These cities are not required to engage in comprehensive planning, but must <br />meet the requirements of the T. Roosevelt Memorial Preservation Act by <br />adopting certain findings of fact when adopting a comprehensive plan. <br />a. Reasons to adopt a comprehensive plan <br />While not all cities are required to adopt a comprehensive plan, a plan is still <br />a good practice for a couple of reasons. <br />First, the comprehensive planning process helps a city develop a plan for <br />creating and maintaining a desirable environment and safe and healthy <br />community Once a plan is adopted, it guides local officials in making their <br />day to day decisions and becomes a factor in their decision making process. <br />6 LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES <br />