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CHAPTER 16 • Certain procedures guide the adoption and amendment of the Minn.Stat.§462.355. comprehensive plan. Either the planning agency recommends the plan to the council, or the council proposes the plan to the planning agency by resolution. A public hearing must then be held by the planning agency prior to the adoption of the plan. Notice of the hearing must be published in the official newspaper at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing. The council cannot adopt or amend the plan unless the planning agency's recommendation to do so is received, or 60 days have elapsed since the council's proposal by resolution was submitted to the planning agency. A two-thirds vote of all the members of the council is required to adopt or amend the comprehensive plan. All acquisitions and dispositions of real property and any Minn.Stat.§462.356. capital improvements must be reviewed by the planning agency regarding the consistency of the proposed action with the comprehensive plan. Written compliance reports must be submitted to the council or the proposal will be deemed approved after 45 days.The council may override the necessity of this review and reporting requirement by a two-thirds vote upon finding no relation between the proposed action and the comprehensive plan. Zoning as an important tool in implementing the comprehensive plan See League memo,Zoning:A Zoning establishes a land use pattern and the orderly Guide for Minnesota Cities, development of various types of districts according to the best use of particular areas of a community. Minn.Stat.§462.357. Zoning ordinances may be enacted for the general purposes of preserving and protecting the public health, safety, morals and general welfare. Specifically,these ordinances may regulate the uses of property, the height, width and size of buildings and the amount of vacant space on lots in each district. The regulations must be uniform within each district, but may vary across different districts. • 383