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Cities must constantly respond to a changing environment. To create vibrant places for residents to live, work and play, cities regulate the use of land within their boundaries, use tools to assist in ensuring housing stock for residents, and to attract and support business for economic growth.
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Resources

Handbook for Minnesota Cities Chapter 14: Community Development and Redevelopment

 Handbook Chapter

Learn about the requirements for a city to establish criteria for awarding business subsidies and various development agencies cities may…

Published Dec 17, 2025.

Handbook for Minnesota Cities Chapter 15: Environmental Regulations

 Handbook Chapter

Find out about the most significant environmental regulations to help protect and improve your city’s natural resources.

Published Nov 1, 2025.

Handbook for Minnesota Cities Chapter 13: Comprehensive Planning, Land Use and City Owned Land

 Handbook Chapter

Learn about land use ordinances to establish zoning and subdivision regulations, and basics of city land acquisition.

Published Oct 1, 2025.

Handbook for Minnesota Cities Chapter 2: Change of Boundaries, Status, and Name

 Handbook Chapter

Learn the procedures for incorporating, consolidating, and dissolving cities and the related procedures of concurrent annexation and detachment.

Published Jun 13, 2025.

Housing Issues for Minnesota Cities

 Information Memo

Concepts of affordable and fair housing. Local tools cities may implement to preserve or produce affordable housing and address homelessness.

Published Feb 3, 2025.

Planning Commission Guide

 Information Memo

Learn ways the city may create, change or discontinue a city planning commission.

Published Dec 16, 2024.

Zoning Guide for Cities

 Information Memo

Learn the framework of municipal zoning and basics of other land use controls available to cities to complement zoning controls.

Published Jul 26, 2024.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

The League of Minnesota Cities supports cities as they work to make their communities welcoming places where all people belong,…

Subdivision Guide for Cities

 Information Memo

Learn the framework of municipal subdivision regulation, a basic building block in city land use and development plans.

Published Nov 2, 2021.

Planning and Zoning 101

 Information Memo

Learn the basics of why and how cities engage in land use planning and regulation.

Published Jun 24, 2021.

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