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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1971-1 " i 'If V} (qfll-l PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGl-ITS, MI\',NESOTA Resolul'ion Adopting Compreh~nsive Plan 00 m"';" of, ~~_ Seconded by: __ c-<k'C______ RESOLUTION ADOPTIN G THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGl-ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (MUNICIPAL PLAN), PROVIDING FOR THE ANNUAL REVIEW THEREOF, AND PROVIDING FOR THE INTEGRA nON OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMMIN G AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT THEREWITH. WHEREAS, I-he City Planning Commission has outlined the goals Columbia Heights should set for itself within the foreseeable fut-ure; and the Planning Commission aHer sludy and review has developed a comprehensive, long I-erm general plan, incorporating therein land use and circulal'ion pro- posals, standards of populal'ion density and distribul'ion, communily facility proposals, and supporting maps, diagrams, standards, charts, and descripl'ive materials to guide the physical development of lhe City of Columbia Heights; and the Planning Commission recognizes the need for a plan which will serve as a guide for I-he Planning Commission and I'he City department's in making recommendations and conducting more specific studies, will provide a framework wii-hin which to develop policy for zoning, subdivision regulal'ion, and renewal, and will provide a source of informal'ion and a state- ment of public policy and goals I'hat will aid the public officials and cii-izens of Columbia Heights in making decisions regarding the proper development of the city; and the Planning Commission has carefully considered this general plan and finds that a consl'itutes a suaable, logical, and l'imely plan which will advance the Cay towards the achievemenl of il-s goals for developmenl; and the City Council ul'ilizes the assislance of lho Planning Commission in mat-l'ers of policy relating to the develop- ment of the community; now therefore be il WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHtREAS, WHEREAS, RESOLVED: that lhe Planning Commission of the City of Columbia Heighl-s hereby approves and adopt-s the comprehensive plan of the Cily as developed and pre- pared by the Planning Commission. -! PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINN. PAGE 2 FURTHER RESOLVED: I"hat in order thaj.j.he Com- prehensive Plan shall al. all times be currenl with the needs of the City of Columbia Heights and shall represent i.he best I.hinking of the Council, Planning Commission, ar.>d boards, commissions, and deparl"meni"s in I"he lighl" of changing condil"ions, I"he Planning Commission shall annually review the Plan and recommend exl"ensions, changes, or addilions 1"0 I"he Plan which I"he Commission considers necessary. Should ihe Commission find I"hal" no changes are necessary, I"his finding shall be reporl.ed. This review procedure shall be limed so I"hal" any proposed amend- menl"s to I"he Comprehensive Plan shall be reporl"ed 1"0 I"he Counci I for its consideral"ion along wil"h I"he regular annual reporl. of I"he Planning Commission. FURTHER RESOLVED: I"hal I"he Planning Commission shall incorporal.e all plans, maps, dal"a, charj.s, improvemenl proposals, and ol"her mal"erials nol" originaling from I"he Planning Commission inl"o I"he Comprehensive Plan as il" deems necessary and desirable. All developmeni"s or developmeni. plans approved by i.he CiI"y Council which are nol" in con- formil"y 1"0 I"he Plan shall be considered as amendmenl"s 1"0 I"he Plan and shall be so nol"ed by I"he Planning Commission. Ayes: Ashford Jeska Hemak Nays:~ne _ Hammargren Approved: April 20 , 1971 AHesl": ~- __A J~d~ --se~~he~nirig.& Zoning Commission