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Year in Review <br /> <br />Plarming and Planning Commission <br />2001 was a successful and productive year for the Planning Department. Numerous <br />ordinance changes and land use applications were processed and approved by the City <br />Council: <br /> <br />Administrative Subdivisions: 9 <br /> <br />Conditional Use Permits: <br /> <br />38 <br /> <br />Easement Vacations: 3 <br /> <br />General Planning Permits: <br /> <br />Home Occupations: 7 <br /> <br />Land Use Amendments: <br /> <br />8 (11 files opened) <br /> <br />Ordinance Amendments: <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br /> Government Buildings & Facilities <br />· Business Park Design Standards <br />· Townhome District Requirements <br /> <br />Preliminary Plats: 16 <br /> <br />Final Plats: 16 <br /> <br />· Trott Brook Farms 7th & 8th <br />· Fox Haven <br />· Whipple Hill <br />· Ridges of Rice Lake <br />· Twin Lake Townhomes 2nd & 3rd <br />· Mississippi Ridge <br />· Kliever Lake Fields <br /> <br />Site Plan Review: 4 <br /> <br />Variances: 8 <br /> <br />Zone Changes: 7 <br /> <br />The major accomplishment of the department in 2001 was the completion of an ordinance <br />amendment to establish standards for townhome developments. The ordinance amendment <br />establishes standards for garages, parking, setbacks, building materials and finishes, and open <br />space requirements. As the new standards are used, changes and improvements are being <br />identified. <br /> <br />With the assistance of the Administrator and Engineer, an agreement was negotiated with <br />Sherbume County for the completion of the GIS basemap. <br /> <br /> <br />