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Minnesota Statutes 1997,462.355 http:/lwww.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/st97/462/35S.htint <br /> Minnesota Statutes 1997 Fable of Cho ters <br /> Fable of contents for Cho ter 462 <br /> 462.355 Preparation, adoption, and amendment of <br /> comprehensive municipal plan. <br /> Subdivision 1. Preparation and review. The planning <br /> agency shall prepare the comprehensive municipal plan. In <br /> discharging this duty the planning agency shall consult with and <br /> coordinate the planning activities of other departments and <br /> agencies of the municipality to insure conformity with and to <br /> assist in the development of the comprehensive municipal plan. <br /> In its planning activities the planning agency shall take due <br /> cognizance of the planning activities of adjacent units of <br /> government and other affected public agencies. The planning <br /> agency shall periodically review the plan and recommend <br /> amendments whenever necessary, <br /> 3ubd. la. Plan update by metropolitan municipalities. <br /> Each municipality in the metropolitan area, as defined in <br /> section 473. 121, subdivision 2, shall review and update its <br /> comprehensive plan and fiscal devices and official controls as <br /> provided in section 473.864, subdivision 2. <br /> 3ubd. 2. Procedure for plan adoption and amendment. <br /> The planning agency ray, unless otherwise provided by charter or <br /> ordinance consistent with the municipal charter, recommend to <br /> the governing body the adoption and amendment from time to time <br /> of a comprehensive municipal plan. The plan may be prepared and <br /> adopted in sections, each of which relates to a major subject of <br /> the plan or to a major geographical section of the <br /> municipality. The governing body may propose the comprehensive <br /> municipal plan and amendments to it by resolution submitted to <br /> the planning agency. Before adopting the comprehensive <br /> municipal plan or any section or amendment of the plan, the <br /> planning agency shall hold at least one public hearing thereon. <br /> A notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing shall be <br /> published once in the official newspaper of the municipality at <br /> least ten days before the day of the hearing. <br /> Subd. 3. Adoption by govern:Lng body. A proposed <br /> comprehensive plan or an amendment to it may not be acted upon <br /> by the governing body until it has received the recommendation <br /> of the planning agency or until 60 days have elapsed from the <br /> date an amendment proposed by the governing body has been <br /> submitted to the planning agency for its recommendation. Unless <br /> otherwise provided by charter, the governing body may by <br /> resolution by a two-thirds vote of all of its members adopt and <br /> amend the comprehensive plan or portion thereof as the official <br /> municipal plan upon such notice and hearing as may be prescribed <br /> by ordinance. <br /> 3 ubd. 4. Interim ordinance. If a municipality is <br /> conducting studies or has authorized a study to be conducted or <br /> has held or has scheduled a hearing for the purpose of <br /> considering adoption or amendment of a comprehensive plan or <br /> official controls as defined in section 462.352, subdivision 15, <br /> or if new territory for which plans or controls have not been <br /> adopted is annexed to a municipality, the governing body of the <br /> municipality may adopt an .interim ordinance applicable to all or <br /> part of its jurisdiction for the purpose of protecting the <br /> planning process and the health, safety and welfare of its <br /> of 2 4/9/98 4:53 PM <br />