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City Council Staff Report 7/14/2025—Public Hearing Process in Mounds View Code Page 2 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. • Interim use permits (MN Statutes 462.3597, Subd. 3): the Statute says a hearing is required but does not specify under which body. • For variances, no public hearing requirement is noted in State statutes. CITY CHARTER The City Charter (adopted 1979, revised March 15, 2023) has no references to public hearings for zoning or subdivision matters. The question of public hearings regarding these requests, therefore, lies within the relevant ordinances noted here and not in the Charter. APPLICABLE CODE SECTIONS There are numerous mentions of public hearings in the City Code, but the following are the only actions involving planning, zoning, and subdivisions. These would fall under the purview of the Planning Commission and were reviewed as part of creating the draft ordinance amendment: Closure of a manufactured home park. Current: Chapter 151 of the City Code deals with manufactured home parks. Section 151.005 in that chapter requires the City Council to hold a public hearing if a park is recommended for closure. Proposed: This will remain unchanged. Floodway and Flood Fringe district conditional use permits. Current: Section 154.058 requires a public hearing on conditional use permits in the Floodway or Flood Fringe Districts but does not specify where the hearing is held. Proposed: This is recommended to specify the Planning Commission. Preliminary plat approval. Current: Section 158.020 requires a public hearing in front of the City Council before approval of a preliminary plat (subdivision). Proposed: This would be changed to the Planning Commission. Wetland Zoning district modifications. Current: Section 159.006 requires a public hearing for the modification or elimination of a wetland zoning district, but it does not specify where the hearing is held. Proposed: This would be changed to specify the Planning Commission. The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community