Process:
An amendment to this Development Code may be initiated by the Town Board, the Planning Commission, or by petition of the affected property owners. An amendment not initiated by the Planning Commission shall be referred to the Planning Commission for its study, report and recommendation, and may not be acted upon by the Town Board until it has received the recommendation of the Planning Commission or sixty (60) days have elapsed from the date of reference of the amendment without a report by the Planning Commission. No amendment to this Development Code may be adopted until notice is given and a public hearing held as provided in Minn. Stat. § 462.357.
An amendment to the Comprehensive Plan may be initiated by the Planning Commission or by resolution of the Town Board submitted to the Planning Commission. The Town Board may not act upon an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan until it has received the recommendation of the Planning Commission or until 60 days have elapsed from the date the Town Board submitted the amendment to the Planning Commission for its recommendation. At least one public hearing, preceded by at least ten days’ published notice, shall be held on the proposed amendment.
No amendment to this Development Code or the Comprehensive Plan shall be adopted until the Planning Commission conducts a public hearing on the proposed amendment after at least ten (10) days’ published notice. The Town Board may elect to conduct the public hearing if the Planning Commission fails to do so within sixty (60) days of when it received the proposed amendment. If an amendment involves changes in district boundaries affecting an area of five acres or less, a similar notice shall be mailed at least ten (10) days before the day of the hearing to each owner of affected property and property situated wholly or partly within 350 feet of the property to which the amendment relates. For the purpose of giving mailed notice, the Town Clerk-Treasurer may use any appropriate records to determine the names and addresses of owners. A copy of the notice and a list of the owners and addresses to which the notice was sent shall be attested to by the Town Clerk-Treasurer and shall be made a part of the records of the proceedings. The failure to give mailed notice to individual property owners, or defects in the notice shall not invalidate the proceedings, provided a bona fide attempt to comply with this subdivision has been made.
No application for an amendment to the Town’s Comprehensive Plan or this Development Code shall be resubmitted for a period of (6) six months from the date of denial of a previous application, unless conditions have substantially changed.
Application Checklist:
- Application
- Escrow Policy
- Site Map with any improvements marked (house, building, well, septic, driveway)
- County Certification of No Delinquent Taxes (Washington County Auditor’s Office-651-430-6175)
- Certified list of the names and addresses of all property located within 500 feet of all continuous property. (Washington County Surveyor’s Office-651-430-4300; The county charges a fee for the search and takes 7-10 working days. They will provide you with mailing labels for all the names on the list, submit labels with application)
- Plan/Proposal (in both hard copy and electronic if possible)
- Application Permit Fee of $200.00
- Required Escrow Deposit of $2,000.00
- Survey of entire parcel
- Finished drainage and grading plan
- Written statement explaining the rezone/amendment request and reason for the request
- Proof of ownership
- Sanitary sewer and water plan
- Soil conditions
- Location map
- A map showing all land uses within 1/2 mile of property.
*Permit fee and escrow deposit per fee schedule.