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<br />:\ municii1ahr,,- t.i;n. \.:~~rf\- l~'~ c:)mprchcn~;'-' rr;unh:ipal p13nnin~ activiiic::s it1T guitiirn!
<br />U1'" haur~ ik.....;d()p~~<:m ~nd i!:1F ", C ':,,,,r.:: oj :he municipality a'"nd may prepar~, ~
<br />;;.ild amend a .:,'mprt.'h<-:lSr.~ m""1icipai phn :md implemen:: ~ch plan :,y 3rdin.:.mce
<br />a,~ t>ri1~r offici;.; a."! j;';L' in a.::..-;,)!'<.!:m.;;e w;th sections 4~51 to ";623~_
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<br />S<.r.-:tion ~o1_'51 DEFI~lTJO:"\S indu~ a definition of~Jcial Qmtrois', or "C'Qtitr~
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<br />Subd, 15, 'Oifl..;ai =ntT'cJs" or-.......mtro:s. m~.ans urJi.!'Ut!~ :md r~tions whicb
<br />rontw; th", phy~~i d,,'\'dopmell! uf;l GI}', ..-cu.'I}' or t\\V<"Il or any ~rt tbe.-eof ar.d
<br />implc:"mem the gen-cr.1I ~"'.in-t~.c:s of th~ rompreht:flSi\.~ plan. OfF.ciaI control!; may
<br />include ordmalK-e:; ~blishing zoning. so'lbdnis.;o9 ~tro~ site plan ~
<br />s.."tnitc1~'; O~l~~~ h-J:1l~ing uttks :Jnd L,ffK.-i3! m:!p~_
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<br />E."...-:nr~i.Iy. the laud u.-.: :norneys thai I have: C(m$Uit~ un this subject ai"~'"Ue that the law
<br />stales that muntcJr....lities ha\'(~ the ;!uthorit)' to pi~n and to implemer.t that plan through
<br />the adopt;"..' and enfon:c.'Ulent of "arjuUS offlCi3! controJs. Th~ &~Jciai rontrols include
<br />'~it~ p~n regula!i<':1s', Siie pktn r~g'.1!ati<-.rn: co,~rs mosi of the standaros tklt we been
<br />proposed in N.~iilc. C<ln the 04l!thoreation :0 implement site plan rc:gu1ations enend to
<br />the control ('If mdior h!.:ilding materia!s'! Of ~ of tbe1~ cf ~ st:mdards this
<br />d~...~r. dement i~ tbe h:1rde$t IC fit under this umbrella. but. many ~i rommunities do
<br />haY; ~ome st:m<k:rd... rdatcd to bui!ding m.!ter~ls..' .
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<br />It is p;e..-iscly 1~'GH;:\t' of the lack of specif/(~ authority t1) rc:gu1:ne bo.riiding matc:ri3Js that
<br />we tend t{} v.Tite "perlormance oriented st:md:mis- iO cover them. In l)tber words. the
<br />standard!; speak to sucl1 d1~r.lCteri<:t~ as dur~biliry, pennaneDt finish. .:u5Sistt:m quality, of
<br />a color :md ~l}ie :ind ~oeJ of quality Ibt is ro.,sistent _iIb the rom.'Dunities design
<br />Imjectiv::s for thi:; ;!rc:... etc. Thi:o: blter statemc:u ~.s tbe npponunity to use the
<br />('.)!1'.f:rebcn.....:..'e ria:: mon.' cff<<li\-dy i.'l illus!r,(<ing and communica!~g v,i'.at the citfs goals
<br />anu n~"Ctiv<::s are for a giwn arc.".
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<br />In ;he ~'I,rk t~~" v.:<: ;uc currentlv ~...inf j,,, the City ci St, Paul ".... ~r'" pum)j."u! to
<br />am...nd the !:I'ah ;....1 l)"},,ject:-.'t:.<;, ~'-"tio;1 of the C()mprch~w~ f"h\n 10 includt, both te:ct and
<br />:"iI$trat:m;<;, It... C\.n\'....,. d~$i$ ohie..."'!i.~,.... Omioc-"t\,. a h;trd ~i1e ~i ar~a."1Ient would he
<br />Ih3t if it ;":r!" in the (':nEnanre it ~I.~n n,)t ~ enfG~t!. 11' someone ;'~!'e to 'IO!O to the
<br />m"t" .,1'1 1;~i" ;~u<. .1 juJ~ may rule in .:teir f;i\",)r .m.! L' ,'sh.: may not, if the city is
<br />r",'ts,..r;aNe ao.."ut how the ~ppliwnt m.:.:t" t~ :\iand3rd ami it does not ;&,:11 signifccan..'y to
<br />,hI.' I.',....t of .:nn."tru,-tion and then,' i:o; a strniUt. ra\i;)nai tit: h.lck lo th..': uhi....."'!i"~ in ~h~
<br />("11 ~,'mi""e PI'1~. I think the ,,'i~' ~111 k'in a gtxxi (X"sitioil. .
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<br />DISCI :SSI01li 0.- ISS\'ES Rt:L\ 11m TO DE\ "ELOPME.'" RE\ lE\\ ,\SJ) APPROVAL PROCESS
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<br />1n..-.<: h..~ '''::'/1 .. ~Te;lI J<:~ll'f l;i."CU~i"n abo..;t t~e process and therc ha\'e been;:
<br />TIumr-~r of init':l!i~,',,, t>.:g,m in response tn rommunity. staff.. L~mmi.<:sior. ~nd rouncii
<br />,"'iX,'ro" Titer<-' is i! 1"',.,:.1 to m;;ke imr~n''-'T11e:1l~ thn-.ughout the prik"eSS, :md in r.;af1ic~lar
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