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I and approved by the City Council in a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). These conditions are listed as a part of their CUP and must be approved by the City Council. Some examples of what the conditions might be include: Establishing restricted hours of operation Maximum lighting - illumination and hours Establishing noise limits 4. Lot Splits/Lot Combinations/Replats. Lot Split: Process by which large lots are split to make two or more lots. These splits must conform to the dimensional requirements of the Zoning Code. No process may make a conforming use non- conforming! Lot Combination: Process by which two or more lots are combined to form one lot. Both of these actions, once approved, are to be replatted with the appropriate county (Hennepin or Ramsey) and it is the responsibility of the property owner to replat. All of these processes require a public hearing so that the residents and property owners that may be affected by the proposed changes might have an opportunity to voice either their opposition or their support for the project. Public hearings are almost always conducted by the Planning Commission under the authority provided by the City Council and the State of Minnesota. The Planning Commission then sends their recommendation to the City Council for approval. The Planning Commission is appointed by the City Council; they are not elected to the Commission. As such, this Commission is advisory to the City Council and cannot take action on any questions before them. The City Council is the only body that is authorized to take action on questions before them. The Planning Commissions sends recommendations for action but the City Council does not have to follow their recommendation. JFYI: 1. Comprehensive Land Use Plan. In addition to Chapter 16 of the City's Zoning Code, the City is also required by the State to have a Comprehensive Land Use Plan, which is the overall, grand land use plan of the City. Basically, it guides the planning and development of a City, not the Zoning Code. Prior to 1993, a city's comprehensive land use plan was not required and few had them. But because the Zoning Code was the document that most cities used, cities rarely paid any attention to the land use plan; they were simply nice to have on the shelf. The State became concerned that cities were developing their communities with little regard to the planning process, causing disjointed development and redevelopment to occur. So, in 1993, legislation was passed that required all Minnesota cities to develop and approve a Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Other governmental jurisdictions were also to receive a copy for review and comment. The legislation also provided that these land use planning documents are to be updated every 10 years in addition to the minor adjustments that are required to be done as they occur, i.e. rezoning. Copies of the City's Comprehensive Land Use Plan is to be available to the public upon demand for their review. 2. Livable Communities Act. Legislation that was enacted c. 1995 in an attempt to provide residents with a choice of housing, depending on their socio-economic situation. The following terms are a part of that legislation and based on benchmarks that were established HAPlanningWlisc.InformationTlanning Zoning Info Sheet 2005.doc 4