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Land Use Evaluation • This computer analysis evaluates the available development land in various categories and percentages in light of the categoriP --4--' Ind Use Plan. The information is provided in Figure ''n. -Z 1 2. ZONING ORDINANCE The Land Use Plan and the zoning ordinance be However, the plan indicates only broad categories for genera ,ning ordinance delineates exact boundaries and specific uses fc ming ordinance specifies the detailed regulations within the vario _..,., ice serves as a primary tool for the implementation of the Comprenensive Plan. The purpose of the zoning ordinance as defined by Section 900.02 of the City Code is: To protect and promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare by lessening congestion in the public rights-of-way; securing safety from fire, panic and other dangers; providing adequate light and air; facilitating the adequate provision of water, sewage and other public services and facilities, conserving the values of properties and encouraging the appropriate use of land; promoting well-managed and staged development of residential, commercial, industrial, recreation and public areas; conserving and managing the use of natural resources and agricultural lands. The purpose of the zoning ordinance also includes the purposes set forth in the Minnesota • Municipal Planning Act. 3. SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS Subdivision regulations are ordinances adopted by the city governing the process of converting raw land into building sites. They are authorized by the Municipal Planning Act, Minn. Stat. , Subdivision of the statute sets forth the authority and purposes of the subdivision regulations. The city has adopted subdivision regulations, currently codified in the Elk River City Code, Section 1008. The primary control device is a mandatory plat approval procedure, under which a developer is not permitted to make improvements or to divide and sell land until city approval is obtained for a plat detailing the proposed design, dedicated lands, and street and utility systems of the subdivision. The subdivision regulations serve an important role in implementation of the Comprehensive Plan. They enable coordination of otherwise unrelated plans of a great many individual developers. They assure that provision is made for such major elements of the land development plan as rights-of-way for transportation corridors, parks, water and sewer lines, and surface water management systems. Also, they enable control of the internal design of each new subdivision so its pattern of streets, utilities, drainage systems, lots, and other facilities will be safe and economical to provide and maintain. To ensure conformity in standards, the City should review its subdivision regulations with respect to the goals, policies, plans and actions specified in this Comprehensive Plan. This review should take into account, but not be limited to, lot sizes and frontage requirements. •