ALL PARKS ALLIANCE FOR CHANGE

Source: http://www.lmc.org/page/1/handbook-for-mn-cities.jsp Chapter 14, pg. 4-6

• Cities must submit their draft comprehensive plans to local governmental entities for review and comment
• Cities must submit their comprehensive plans to Metropolitan Council for review of conflicts with regional systems plans
• Cities must hold a public hearing before formal adoption of a comprehensive plan
• City councils may adopt or amend comprehensive plans by a two-thirds vote, or simple majority if the issue at hand involves permits for affordable housing
• The requirements for amending or updating a comprehensive plan are the same as for creating one, including holding and providing notice of a public hearing
• Cities must submit all amendments to Metropolitan Council
• A planning commission may be created to oversee the comprehensive plan through an ordinance that clearly describes its duties and responsibilities
• City councils can submit proposed amendments to the planning commission, and cannot formally ratify new language until they receive a report on the submission from the planning commission, or until sixty days have elapsed
• The final say on what is approved rests with the city council, not the planning commission, which serves in a strictly advisory role