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Figure 1 <br />2013 -2015 MRCCA Rulernaking Schedule <br />PHASE 1 <br />LGU Review <br />July 2013 April 2014 <br />Kick -off Meeting with LMC /Metro Cities <br />Jul 17, 2013 <br />Meetings with LGUs to Identify <br />Opportunities for Improving Draft Rules <br />Aug - Sep 2013 <br />Recap Meeting with LMC /Metro Cities <br />Oct 24, 2013 <br />Revise Draft Rules* <br />Nov 2013 — March 2014 <br />Recap Meeting with LMC /Metro Cities <br />• 2.1 <br />`Report to LegisIoture suirmittedJanuary 15, 2014 <br />I <br />Phase II: Public Outreach and Rule Revision <br />PHASE 11 <br />Public Outreach & <br />Rule Revision <br />June 2014 - October 2014 <br />Publish Request for Comments (RFC) <br />June 2014 <br />Notify all Property Owners <br />June 2014 <br />Public Comment Period <br />(starts upon publication of RFC) <br />Spring/Summer 2014 <br />Meetings with Interested Parties <br />Summer 2014 <br />Public Meetings & Open Houses <br />Summer 2014 <br />Revise Rules Based on Comments <br />Fall 2014 <br />Revise SONAR <br />Fail 2014 <br />Highlights of the proposed revisions to the 2011 draft rules include: <br />• greater flexibility and deference to local zoning on issues such as height, lot size, and open <br />space dedication; <br />PHASE 111 <br />Formal Rule Adoption <br />November 2014 - Early 2015 <br />Publish Notice of Intent to Adopt <br />Rules with a Public Hearing <br />Nov 2014 <br />Notify all Parties an Mailing List <br />Nov 2014 <br />30 -Day Formal Comment Period <br />Nov — Dec 2014 <br />Public Hearing <br />TBD <br />Respond to Comments /Rebuttal <br />TBD <br />Administrative Law Judge Report <br />TBD <br />Governor Review & Approval /Veto <br />TBD <br />Adopt Rule <br />TBD <br />Minnesota Deportment of Natural Resources, , updated Moy 20, 2014 <br />This document has been prepared to accompany the Request for Comments (RFC) which begins Phase 11 <br />of the rulemaking process (Figure 1). This document is a working draft of the rules that incorporates <br />proposed changes from the 2011 draft rules. It is the product of the DNR's efforts over the last ten <br />months (Phase 1). <br />