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<br />LAND USE
<br />CHAPTER 6.04. PLANNING
<br />COMMISSION*
<br />Sec. 6.04.010. Established.
<br />A planning commission is established.
<br />(Code 1984, § 2.51(1); Code 2003, § 74-1; Ord. No.
<br />115(2nd series), 5-24-1993)
<br />State law reference —Planning commission authorized,
<br />Minn. Stats. § 462.354, subd. 1.
<br />Sec. 6.04.020. Membership.
<br />(a) The planning commission is composed of
<br />seven members, who serve staggered three-year
<br />terms. The period of these terms is from April 1
<br />to March 31, and the members shall be appointed
<br />by the second business meeting in March.
<br />(b) It is the policy of the council to appoint
<br />persons to the planning commission as follows:
<br />(1) Two of the members shall reside in and
<br />be appointed to represent the rural service
<br />area of the city as defined in the
<br />comprehensive management plan; two
<br />members residing in and appointed to
<br />represent the urban service area, one
<br />appointed that resides on Lake Minne-
<br />tonka Lakeshore property; and two shall
<br />be appointed to represent the city at
<br />large.
<br />(2) The council by majority vote may deviate
<br />from this policy to appoint persons without
<br />specific designation.
<br />(3) The zoning administrator and one coun-
<br />cilmember shall be members of the com-
<br />mission ex ofiicio and without vote.
<br />(4) The council may by majority vote appoint
<br />one or more alternate planning commis-
<br />sion members to serve when regular
<br />members are absent. Alternate members
<br />shall be chosen at large.
<br />(Code 1984, § 2.51(1); Code 2003, § 74-2; Ord. No.
<br />115(2nd series), 5-24-1993)
<br />*State law reference —Planning, Minn. Stats. § 462,351
<br />et seq.
<br />Sec. 6.04.030. Powers and duties.
<br />§ 6.08.010
<br />The planning commission shall be the plan-
<br />ning agency of the city and be an advisory body
<br />to the council. The commission shall have the
<br />power, under the direction of the council, to carry
<br />on the duties set forth in state law and those
<br />duties provided by this Code and such other
<br />duties as prescribed by the council. The commis-
<br />sion shall hold a regular meeting once each
<br />month and keep records of its proceedings.
<br />(Code 1984, § 2.51(2); Code 2003, § 74-3; Ord. No.
<br />115(2nd series), 5-24-1993)
<br />State law reference —Planning commission functions,
<br />Minn. Stats. § 462.351 et seq.
<br />CHAPTER 6.08. REIMBURSEMENT OF
<br />DEVELOPMENT COSTS, ESCROWS
<br />Sec. 6.08.010. Definitions.
<br />The following words, terms and phrases, when
<br />used in this chapter, shall have the meanings
<br />ascribed to them in this section, except where
<br />the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
<br />Costs means any time or expense incurred by
<br />the city for governmental services performed by
<br />the city planning director, city engineer and city
<br />attorney or any other regular staff or consultants.
<br />Development means any subdivision, planned
<br />unit development, rezoning, conditional use
<br />permit, variance, vacation, building permit, or
<br />site plan; or proposed subdivision, planned unit
<br />development, rezoning, conditional use permit,
<br />variance, vacation, building permit, or change in
<br />site plan; or any amendment to a previously
<br />approved subdivision, planned unit develop-
<br />ment, rezoning, conditional use permit, vari-
<br />ance, vacation, building permit or site plan.
<br />Owner means any property owner, applicant,
<br />or duly authorized representative of a develop-
<br />ment.
<br />Improvements means all those public and
<br />private facilities to be constructed by the owner
<br />in support of the approved development, as
<br />established in the development agreement
<br />between the city and the owner, including, but
<br />not limited to, streets and roads, parking lots,
<br />CD6:17
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