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Beyond th~se provisions for zoning and subdivision, a city has no extraterritorial planning <br />authority ~n its own. <br /> <br />However, [he statutes do provide for joint planning by a city and a town: <br /> <br /> Upq~n request of a home role charter or statutory city council or county or town board by <br /> resolution presented to the county auditor of the county of the affected temtory a board <br /> shall be established to exercise planning and land use control authority in the <br /> unulcorpomted area within two mile~ of the corporate limits of a city. The board shall <br /> hav~ members in a number determined by the city, county, and town, Each <br /> governmental unit shall have an equal number of members. The members shall be <br /> apl~.~inted from the governing bodies of the city, county, and town .... The board shall <br /> serv~ as the governing body and board of appeals and adjustments ...within the two-mile <br /> area~ The city shall provide staff for the preparation and administration of land use <br /> consols unless otherwise agreed by the governmental units. <br /> MN Stat 462.3585 <br /> <br />Essentially,! a new governmental entity must be created, made up of members of the city <br />council, to'&n board, and county board. This "joint planning board" would be the <br />governing ~uthority over the area in question, just as a city council governs a city or a <br />town boar~govems a town. <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br /> <br />