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~HAPTER I 6 <br /> <br />;vhnn. _qla~ ;:.~ -L73 ,';51 to <br /> <br />O4i N W'2d 343 (Mmn (_'t <br />.:,,po _ ) )_ } <br /> <br />Mmn Slat :54e'2.354. subd I <br /> <br />Minn. Stat ~ 462.354. suhd. 2 <br /> <br />Still 462.35a. :;uhd 2 <br /> <br />Sc~ par 'vql of tills chapter <br />,;orlcl}l]llll!.~ {he bo~u'd'¢ aLRhOrlt.'y <br />',or tile ,~ralltll'r.¢ O( vaclallc[~.s <br /> <br />Minn 5kal ? [5on <br /> <br /> part 1,~'1 o1' r.J'~l:-; chapter <br />c[)l/c::.:Tnng 'J~e e30-,]av ruic <br /> <br />!1. Municipal authority to plan <br /> <br />Minnesota law gives cities ~he authority to regulate how land may be used. <br />The Municipal Planning'Act creates a single, uniform procedure that applies <br />to all cities. Ordinances must comply with both the substantive and <br />procedural requirements contained in the Act. Metropolitan area cities, are <br />also empowered and governed by the Metropolitan band Planning Act, These <br />acts occupy the field of`the process by which municipal land use laws are <br />finally approved or disapproved. <br /> <br />Iii.. . Organization for planning <br />Cities may exercise a wide range of'discretion in developing internal <br />planning. In fact, cities need not undertake formal planning activities at all. <br />Planning organization may take several different forms: the council may <br />assume total responsibility,, ir may delegate this duty to administrative <br />officers, or it may appoint a planning agency or commission. <br /> <br />Councils create these planning agencies or commissions by ordinance, The <br />role of the planning agency or commission is to advise the council. City.. <br />of'fScials may serve as members, and the organization ~s left to the discretion <br />of' the council. <br /> <br />Cities are also authorized to create a planning department with an advisory <br />planning agency or commission. In that situation, the agency or commission <br />advises the department, which then advises the council. <br /> <br />Usually. it is a good idea to create a planning agency or commission. City <br />ofl~icials are often so cousin-ned with daily demands that they don't have time <br />to survey and evaluate the long-range objectives and implications necessary <br />to create and implement a comprehensive plan. Planning agencies or <br />commissions, on the other hand. are usually composed of people who focus <br />on preparing and implementing plans and. thus. can devote their f,ull <br />attention. <br /> <br />A. Board of adjustments and appeals <br /> If' zoning ordinances or an official map existsl a board of' ~djustments and <br /> appeals mtLSt be created by ordinance. The bom'd hears appeals where an eh-or <br /> is alleged in the administration of the zoning ordinance, and hears requests <br /> ~'or variances f`rom the literal provisions of the ordinance, The ordinance <br /> establisixing ti~e board must provide notice and time requirements f,or hearings <br /> her,ore the board. Ail orders by the board are due within a reasonable time, <br /> Requests betbre the board are subject to the 60-day rule_ <br /> <br />Fiji{ 'YIINNESOT.~ (~'[I'IES <br /> <br />TMs .:ilaptcr last revised 9!2g/2t.)04 <br /> <br />}o-3 <br /> <br />75 <br /> <br /> <br />