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St. Anthony 2040 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 1: Introduction 2 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION WHAT IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? This is an update of the comprehensive plan adopted by the City of St. Anthony Village in 2008. The current comprehensive plan was preceded by a plan adopted in 1998, and prior to that a plan in 1979. St. Anthony is a desirable place to live, work and play in part because of a strong history of planning. Long-range planning has provided certainty and direction to homeowners and investors and helped the City make cost-effective investments in streets, parks and utilities. The purpose of a comprehensive plan is to cast a vision and to establish policy direction for those elements over which the City has jurisdiction. These primarily include the pattern of land development and public. Land development is regulated through the City’s zoning ordinance and map, which is prepared or amended with guidance from the comprehensive land use plan map and policies. Any change in the pattern of land use or in the development of a property is initiated by the owner, not the City. The City’s role in the land development process is to administer the regulations of the zoning ordinance and to consider public comments on those aspects that are discretionary, such as amendments to the zoning ordinance or map. The City also installs or oversees the private construction of streets and utilities that serve land development. ST. ANTHONY WITHIN THE REGIONAL THRIVE MSP 2040 FRAMEWORK St. Anthony is situated within the greater seven-county metropolitan area, which is served by the Metropolitan Council, the regional policy-making body, planning agency, and provider of essential services for the Twin Cities metropolitan region. The Council's mission is to foster efficient and economic growth for a prosperous region. As granted by statutory authority, the Metropolitan Council reviews and requires updates to comprehensive plans every ten years. This round of comprehensive planning is due to the Metropolitan Council for completion by December of 2018. Every community in the region received a System Statement in 2015 derived from Thrive MSP 2040 policy. The System Statement provides specific planning direction for each community as well as decadal community forecasts which are subject to review and reasonable amendment by each individual community. The 2015 System Statement guidance for St. Anthony, as well as amended community forecasts, are