01-20-2009 Planning Commission Packet

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�� T � � " ' ,\ #09-3393 875 Wayzata Boulevard � January 14,2009 �, Page 2 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Process ; Part 5 of the 2000-2020 Orono CMP establishes the following process for ameridment of-the ` _ . _ . , CMP: . . . "After formal adoption of this CMP by the City Council,there shall be no amendments made to the ` � plan content except by the following procedure: . Amendment initiation may be by direction of City Council, official achon of any City Commission, • recommendation of the City Administrator,or formal application by any citizen or property owner. Amendment review shall in all cases be referred to the Planning Commission which body may in turn request review by any other City Commission and/or City staff. Any amendment`dealirig with • °• �� parks, recreation or housing density shall be referred also to the Park Commission for official • recommendation before action by the Planning Commission. Public Hearing-no amendment shall be made in the CMP unless or until the Planning Commission has held a Public Hearing thereon, following posted and published notice of the Hearing in the � official newspaper at least 10 days prior to the Hearing. � _ Recommendation - Following the Public Hearing, the Planning Commission shall make a written � recommendahon to the Council regarding the proposed amendment. Final Amendment- Upon receipt of the Planning Commission's recommendation, the City Council may or may not choose to amend the CMP. Any amendment made shall be by Resolution of a majority (requires 4/5 vote) of the Council members. All amendments shall be forwarded to all jurisdictions and agencies receiving the original CMP and shall be subject to Metropolitan,Council review and comment. . � The timing of this application relative to the current Comp Plan Update process does pose some � possible delays for the applicant. Comp Plan updates were required to be submitted to adjacent � ' municipalities for a 6-month review period by"June 30, 2008 and formally submitted to Met Council by December 31, 2008. Orono's Plan update is still being drafted and the City recently received an extension to July 31, 2009 for submittal of the Plan to Met Council. ..Met Council is not accepting for review after December 31, 2008 any comp plan.amendments that are not directly related to the statutory requirement for Decennial Update, as follows: "After December 31, 2008, the Metropolitan Council will accept for review only 2030 plan updates that are submitted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 473.864,and amendments to those plan updates. This means that, as of January 1, 2009, the only amendments the Metropolitan Council .will process and review are amendments to 2030 (updated) comprehensive plans." Met Council action to approve the 2030 Plan Update is not likely to occur until late summer or early fall of 2009. However, Met Council staff has indicated that it would be acceptable for the City to add land use amendments such as this to the Plan Update, rather than waiting until next fall to amend the approved 2030 Plan. This process would save applicant a few months next fall by allowing review of the CMP Amendment now and working through the RPUD rezoning and Development Plan approvals during the spring of 2009. The key to this timeframe is review of the application in January 2009 so it can be added to the CMP Update and sent off to adjacent cities in February for the 6-month review.