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MOU-N-DitSVIEW City of Mounds View Staff Report Item No: 01 Meeting Date: June 2, 2025 Type of Business: Council Business City Administrator Review: NA To: Honorable Mayor and Mounds View City Council From: Phil Carlson, AICP, Stantec, City Planner Item Title/Subject: Discussion on Amending Title XV, Chapters 151, 154, 158, 159 and 160 of the Mounds View Municipal Code Relating to Public Hearing Processes INTRODUCTION The City Council has directed staff to prepare amendments to the City Code so that public hearings for zoning and subdivision requests are heard in front of the Planning Commission vs. the City Council. The City Attorney has prepared the attached ordinance to accomplish this, amending several individual sections of the zoning code. MINNESOTA STATE STUTUES Minnesota Statutes have several references to public hearings by cities on zoning and subdivision matters: • Adopting or amending the comprehensive plan (MN Statutes 462.355, Subd. 2): the "planning agency" (Planning Commission) is required to hold a public hearing. • Adopting an interim ordinance — also called a moratorium (MN Statutes 462.355, subd. 4): the city council must hold a public hearing. Since this is in State statute, the City cannot change that requirement. • For adopting or amending a zoning ordinance (MN Statutes 462.357, Subd. 3), the statute says the hearing can be either by the planning agency or by the governing body (City Council). Changing the ordinance in several places to specify the Planning Commission as recommended here would be allowed under State statute. • Subdivision — plats, lot split, lot line adjustment (MN Statutes 462.358, Subd. 3b): the Statute says a hearing is required but does not specify under which body. • Conditional use permits (MN Statutes 462.3595, Subd. 2): the Statute says a hearing is required but does not specify under which body.