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21 STAFF" REPORT To: Planning Commission Report No.: from: ICrn Moore -Sykes, Assistant City Manager Date: July 24, 2007 Subject: 2008 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update Requested Action: Submit Preliminary Approval by City Council of the draft 2008 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update to the Metropolitan Council as required by Minnesota Statutes 473.854 and 473.858 and to resubmit draft copies to adjacent governmental units and school district as per Minnesota Statute 473.858, Subd. 2. Date Application Received: N/A Property Address: N/A Zoning District: N/A 60 -Day Expires: N/A Waiver Letter Required: Yes Date Sent; X No Background: In 1979, the City completed its first comprehensive plan and used it for land use planning and the development of the City of St. Anthony for twenty years. As the result of changes to Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 473.854 and 473.858 in the early 1990's, the City of St. Anthony completed a second updated comprehensive land use plan in 1998. The same statute also requires municipalities to provide the Met Council with an update to their comp plans every ten (10) years. The stated purpose of the City's comprehensive land use plan is to both protect all those characteristics that contribute to the community's uniqueness, while also managing change and on-going development that keeps the community vibrant. Knowing that this is a time-consuming process, the City began planning for this land use update in 2006. Residents were invited to participate in a task force and Mr. William Weber, A.I.C.P., McCombs Frank Roos and Associates, was hired to facilitate the comp plan update project and provide technical support to the task force. Also invited to the task force meetings were representatives from SANB School District, Rice Creek Watershed District, and the Middle Mississippi Watershed Management Organization. The task force had its first meeting in May 2006 and continued meeting throughout the summer, reviewing land use and development issues within the City, answering questions, considering ideas and working with Mr. Weber to complete the draft update. On November 8, the City held an open house, which provided the community an opportunity to comment on the draft comprehensive land use plan update. After the open house was held, the City scheduled a public hearing as a formal review of the draft update by the public, the Planning Commission and the City Council in preparation of submitting it to the surrounding cities, the school district, the watershed organizations and counties as required by law for review and comment. These agencies had six months for this review, which expired on July 2, 2007. With the review by adjacent governmental agencies complete, the next step in this approval process required the City to hold a public hearing to preliminarily approve the 2008 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update. This public hearing was held at the Planning Commission meeting on July 17, 2007 and the Planning 07242007 PH On 2008 Comp Plan