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300 Metro Square Building, 7th Street and l~obert Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101 Area 612, 291-6359 <br /> <br />July 1, 1980 <br /> <br />TO: METROPOLITAN AREA CITIZENS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT'OFFICIALS: <br /> <br />Draft guidelines establishing a procedure for review of'proposed amendments to <br />local comprehensive plans are enclosed.-The Metropolitan Council will hold <br />a public hearing on Thursday, July 31, at 2 p.m., in the Council chambers <br />to receive comments on the proposed guidelines. <br /> <br />The Metropolitan Land Planning Act requires counties,, cities and townships <br />that wish to amend their comprehensive plans to follow the same review and <br />approval procedure they used when adopting their-plans. This means that <br />local governments must submit proposed.amendments to adjacent communities and <br />affected school distri'cts for comment, and to tEe'Metropolitan Council for review. <br /> <br />The proposed guidelines ii'st 12 types of changes in 'local comprehensive plans <br />.that are amendments. These changes fall into three basic categories: chang6s <br />in local sewer service systems, changes.tEat may have impacts on regional <br />facilities and systems, and changes 'that may affect planned population density <br />in rural service areas' identified in.local plans. The guidelines provide for <br />a review period of 90 to 120 days followtng Metropolitan Council receipt of <br />a proposed amendment. <br /> <br />If you would like to spbak at-the hearing, please call Mike Kuehn of the Council <br />staff (291-6482). If you cannot attend, you may send written comments to the <br />Council. The public hearing record will Be open through August 6. <br /> <br />CW/kg <br />Enclosure <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Charles Weaver <br />Cha i rman <br /> <br />An Agency Created to Coordinate the Planning and ]Development of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Comprising: <br />Anoka County 0 Carver County 0 Dakota County 0 Hennepia County 0 Ramsey County 0 Scott County 0 W~hington County <br /> <br /> <br />