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City of Shoreview Municipal Code Chapter 300. Council and Administration make recommendations to the City Council regarding the adoption of the plan or amendments thereto. Prior to submitting its recommendations to the City Council, the Planning Commission shall hold at least one Public Hearing. A notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing shall be published once in the City's official newspaper at least ten (10) days before the date of the hearing. (B) Official Controls. After a Comprehensive Plan has been adopted by the City Council, the Planning Commission shall prepare and propose reasonable and practical regulations for the implementation of the policies contained in the Comprehensive Plan including, but not limited to, Zoning Regulations, Subdivision Regulations, and official maps. (C) Board of Adjustments and Appeals. The Planning Commission shall be the City's Board of Adjustments and Appeals. In this capacity the Planning Commission shall have the following duties: (1) To hear and make recommendations to the City Council where it is alleged that there is an error in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by an administrative officer in the interpretation or enforcement of the City's Zoning or Subdivision Regulations. (2) To hear and determine requests for variances pursuant to Chapter 214. (3) To hear appeals from affected property owners when a building permit for the construction of a building is not issued because the building is to be constructed within the limits of a mapped street, outside of any building lines that may have been established upon an existing street, or within an area identified for public purposes on an official map or maps adopted by the City. The Board may authorize the issuance of a permit for such buildings in any case in which the Board finds, upon the evidence and arguments presented to it, as follows: (a) That the entire property of the affected property owner, of which such areas identified for public purposes forms a part, cannot yield a reasonable return to the owner unless such a permit is granted; and (b) That, when balancing the interest of the City in preserving the integrity of the official map or maps and of the Comprehensive Municipal Plan against the interests of the affected property owner in the use and enjoyment of the benefits of ownership, the issuance of the permit is required by considerations of justice and equity. If the Board authorizes the issuance of a building permit as provided herein, the City shall have six (6) months from the date of the decision Section 304, Planning Commission 304-2 23