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DEP.ARTNIENT.kL BUDGET NARRATIVE <br />FUND: General <br />DEPARTMENT: Community Development <br />DEPARTMENT OBJECTIVE <br />The reorganization of the former Public WorkslPlanming & Engineering Department <br />into two separate divisions has resulted in the creation of the Community Development <br />Department. Headed by the City Planner, the Department includes the Building <br />Inspector, Engineering Aide and Recycling Coordinator/Code Enforcement Officer. <br />The primary objective of the Community Development Department is to coordinate <br />development and use of land within the City to be consistent with the Comprehensive <br />Plan. Zoning Ordinance, Building Codes, Housing Codes and Development Regulations <br />of the Citv. Additionally, administration of all Recycling and Solid Waste Disposal <br />activities are coordinated through the Department. <br />DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES <br />Major activities of the Department include the daily administration of applicable City <br />codes as they pertain to land use within the City. The Citv Planner, Building Inspector <br />and Engineering Aide review zoning applications. special use permits and building <br />permit applications as regulated by various Ciry and State codes relating to building <br />safety, fire code requirements, setbacks. land use and similar issues. The Department, <br />in coordination with the Public Works Department, also reviews the issues involved with <br />major developments and reports to the Planning Commission and the City Council <br />regarding those proposals and their impacts. All efforts associated with recycling and <br />reduction of the solid waste stream are also coordinated through the Community <br />Development Department. <br />DEPARTMENT GOALS <br />. Finalize updates to Zoning and Sign chapters of the Mounds View Municipal Code. <br />Begin a comprehensive housing inventory and analysis program. <br />Develop program for the amortization of non -conforming land uses. <br />Catalog City infra -structure on the Geographic information Svstem to provide <br />computerized reference for all land parcels in the City. <br />