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Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities Area Mears Park Centre, 230 E. 5th St. St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 612.291-6359/1'DD 291-0904 DATE: February 1, 1991 TO: Metropolitan and Community Development Committee FROM: Richard Thompson, Research and Long Range Planning SUBJECT: City of Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan Amendment Complete Update of Comprehensive Plan Metropolitan Council Referral File No. 15238-1 Metropolitan Council District No. 16 INTRODUCTION The city of Lake Elmo has submitted a complete update of the 1979 Comprehensive Plan for the years 1990 to 2010 as a major plan amendment. The planning effort concentrated on two objectives: 1) To reflect accurately the city of Lake Elmo's current policies regarding planning, land use, zoning and development; and 2) To provide a basis for guiding Lake Elmo into the 1990's and beyond. AUTHORITY TO REVIEW The Metropolitan Land Use Planning Act of 1976 requires that amendments to local comprehensive plans be prepared, submitted to the Metropolitan Council for review and adopted in the same manner as the original plans (Minn. Stat. 473.864, subd. 2, 1978). Guidelines adopted pursuant to Minn. Stat. 473.864 for reviewing proposed amendments provide a 90-day review period for amendments potentially affecting one or more of the metropolitan systems, and a 60- day review period for amendments that do not have a potential impact on metropolitan systems. The city of Lake Elmo initially submitted its proposed comprehensive plan amendment on September 28, 1990. That initial amendment was deemed incomplete whereupon the city submitted additional information on November 21, 1990. On December 5, 1990, the Chair determined that the amendment presented a potential impact on the metropolitan sewer system. Therefore, the 90-day review period applies and will conclude on February 25, 1991. Documents submitted in support of this plan amendment included: 1. Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan, 1990--2010.