Item 56.9 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Using the Plan • The School District provides recreational facilities for the community. • • School facilities influence traffic patterns and street systems. • The reuse of school facilities provides important community development opportunities. • Many of the key roadways in the Transportation Plan are under the jurisdiction of Sherburne County. • The County and School District are major employers in Elk River. • The Minnesota Department of Transportation controls the development of Highway 10 and Highway 169. • The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources plays a role in managing land uses along the Mississippi River. Intergovernmental collaboration can help build successful solutions in a time frame that meets local needs and makes the best use of the full range of financial resources available for each project. Implementation Formal implementation is part of using the Plan. Several formal steps are needed to implement the Plan. State Law sets forth a variety of requirements for putting the Comprehensive Plan into effect. These powers and requirements • for implementing the Plan are found in Minnesota Statutes, Section 462.356. Adopting the Plan The process for adopting the Comprehensive Plan begins with the Planning Commission. State Law requires that the Planning Commission hold at least one public hearing on the proposed Plan. After public comments are received, the final document is prepared and presented to the Planning Commission for recommendation to the City Council. Adoption of the Plan by the City Council requires passage of a resolution by a two-thirds vote. Modifying Land Use Controls State Law requires that the Comprehensive Plan contain guidelines for the timing and sequence of the adoption of official controls necessary to ensure planned, orderly, and staged development and redevelopment consistent with the land use plan. Official controls may include ordinances establishing zoning, subdivision controls, site plan regulations, sanitary codes, building codes and official maps. Zoning Regulations The City has adopted zoning regulations (Chapter 30 of the City Code) for the purpose of carrying out the policies and goals of the land use plan element of the Comprehensive Plan. The application of zoning districts and the specific regulations must support the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan. As a • Building the Future -A Comprehensive Plan for Elk River 3.8 ever