Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/24/2025

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RELEVANT LINKS: Minn. Stat. § 462.356, subd. 2. Minn. Stat. § 462.357, subd. 4. Minn. Stat. 412.191, subd. 4. Minn. Stat. § 410.12. Minn. Stat. § 462.3535, subd. 1,2. Minn. Stat. § 462.3535, subd. 4. • Reviewing purchase and sale of public property and capital improvement projects. • Reviewing zoning ordinance amendments. Because state statute vests planning commissions with these mandatory duties, it is unclear how a city that has abolished its planning commission would proceed under state statute with necessary amendments to official controls, purchase and sale of property and capital improvements. B. Modifying the planning agency Planning commissions created by ordinance may be modified by an ordinance amendment (for example, to change from a five- to seven -member commission). For statutory cities, the ordinance must be approved by a majority of all members of the city council. Consult the city charter to modify planning commissions created by city charter. VI. Joint or multijurisdictional planning State statutes create multiple means for cities to collaborate with other governmental bodies, including other cities, counties and towns, on comprehensive land use planning. A. Community -Based planning Cities are encouraged, but not required, to prepare and implement a community -based comprehensive municipal plan. This language is very similar to comprehensive planning as discussed above but is not the same. Community -based comprehensive municipal plans contain an element of orderly annexation and/or boundary adjustment planning along with traditional land use and community planning. In cities that opt for community -based comprehensive municipal plans, the city must coordinate its plan with the plans, if any, of the county and the city's neighbors. Cooperation is designed to: • Prevent the plan from having an adverse impact on other jurisdictions. • Complement the plans of other jurisdictions. In cities that opt for community -based comprehensive municipal plans, the city must prepare its plan to be incorporated into the county's community - based comprehensive plan, if the county is preparing or has prepared one, and must otherwise assist and cooperate with the county in its community - based planning. Community -based comprehensive municipal plans are not common. Cities interested in this option should consult their city attorney or a planning consultant. League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: Planning Commission Guide 12/16/2024 Page 23