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TO: City A&dnistrator <br /> <br />FRObI: City Attorney <br /> <br />DATE: December 7, 1978 <br /> <br />RE: Rural Service Area <br /> <br />This letter is in response to your request for the rationale for establish- <br />ing the Rural Service Area and the resultant ten (10) acre lot size. <br /> <br />I have reviewed Dick Sha's letter, of November_13;: 19'78 and,concur_~wi~h~iTM <br />contents; <br /> <br />I would i: ihowever¢': 'add: that.: at: :the !~Zime..nthe !~Comprehensiue ~,P t ani-~as iaamended~ <br />maj or pl.afming-~emphas i s, was':pladed~Sne~-~: e~-.~reatiofi'~ofr~he'---~rls~a~c :Be~? <br />cause;.ofethig: emphasis ~ ,it ~ was '-: felt: that.dr ~woutdSbebhelpfui,~to: dige- ourage~' ' - <br />development -.in. the :,..outer ~ areas:, off-the ~city; .. whikh. Would: then.-hOpefully <br />the .counter -effect. of .encouraging:-devetopment: in the:Urban:-Ar~a ~-~ This ~ then:'-~: <br />I feel, is one of the prime factors in establishing ~the Rural Service Area <br />and the ten acre lot size. <br /> <br />You also -requested. the '.proCedure. in. amending ,_the '~Comprehensive~ Plan:,~ Please---. <br />be ·advised that~MSA-;46g-. 3552.subd~2 :provides~-as.-~folloWS: :~ ' <br /> <br /> Procedure_.'for, ~plan-.-adoption :.and :amendm~n~t~ Thelplanning:~agency_~. :~t~: ' <br /> may,::,unl es s ....other~is e__:provided~ by:zchar terrorc~rdinanc~cons.~tent~.~: <br /> with-, thel,municipa~.;~char ter~; ~-adOpt---and;:amend,-'from-,time~o rt. ime:.m <br /> comprehensive mmicipal: pi.an ,as :its; recommendation--to; the~governz-.:. <br /> ing body.f" The' plan. may be,prepared and :ado~ted::inisections~;? eack~: <br /> of which relates. - to a mjor'_subject of the plan :or to:a major · <br /> geographical section of the municipality. The governing body may <br /> propose .amendments to the comprehensive municipal plan by resolu? <br /> tion submitted to the planning agency. Before adopting the corn-, <br /> prehensive municipal plan or any section or amendment of the plan, <br /> the planning agency shall hold at least one public hearing thereon.~ <br /> A notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing shall be <br /> published once in the official newspaper of the municipality at <br /> least ten days before the day of the hearing. The proposed plan~ . <br /> section of the plan, or amendment shall be transmitted to the <br /> governing body prior to the publication of the notice of hearing. <br /> Adoption and amendment of the comprehensive municipal plan or of <br /> any section thereof shall be by resolution adopted by a majority <br /> of all the members of the planning commission, A copy of the <br /> plan or of any section or amendment thereof adopted by the plan-. <br /> ning agency shall be certified to the .governing body of the <br /> municipality, - <br /> <br />If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to 'call, <br /> <br />WKG: sb <br /> <br /> <br />