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Authority 473.869 EXTENSION. A local governmental unit may by resolu- tion request that the Council extend the time for fulfilling the requirements of Laws 1976, Chapter 127, Sections 1 to 23. A request for extension shall be accompanied by a description of the activities previously undertaken by a local govern- mental unit in fulfillment of the requirements of Laws 1976, Chapter 127, Sections 1 to 23, and an explanation of the rea- sons necessitating and justifying the request. Upon a finding of exceptional circumstances or undue hardship, the Council may, in its discretion, grant by resolution a request for extension and may attach reasonable requirements or conditions to the extensions. (1976 c 127 s 20) Statement o~f Intent and General Requirements It is the intent of the Council to promote the adoption of high quality, local comprehensive plans that complement regional plans. Requests for extending the time period established by the MLPA for preparing local plans will be considered by the Council on a case-by-case basis. Extensions will be granted according to the provisions of MSA 473.869 based on the facts and merits of the request. An effort will be made to limit the length of extensions to the most practicable minimum time necessary to complete remaining work program items. Only one extension may be granted to each local government. The following approach will be followed: a) In those cases where the Council has clearly caused a delay in local plan completion because essential infor- mation was not provided in a timely manner, the local planning period will be extended. b) In other cases, the burden of showing exceptional circum- stances or undue hardship will rest with the local govern- mental unit. A major consideration will be whether the reasons are within the local government's control. 3D Requests for extensions must incude the following information: a) A resolution of the government body stating the request; b) A description of the planning activities previously under- taken and accomplished; c) An explanation of the reasons why an extension is neces- sary; and d) A revised schedule for plan adoption which the local gov- ernment will follow to comply with the MLPA. The LUAC will be notified of all extension requests submitted to the Council.