Resources
Handbook for Minnesota Cities Chapter 13: Comprehensive Planning, Land Use and City Owned Land
Handbook ChapterLearn about land use ordinances to establish zoning and subdivision regulations, and basics of city land acquisition.
Published Sep 3, 2020.
Planning Commission Guide
Informational MemoLearn ways the city may create, change or discontinue a city planning commission.
Published Jun 4, 2020.
Taking the Mystery out of Findings of Fact
Informational MemoExplore how to create a written explanation of a land use decision to make defensible decisions.
Published Apr 15, 2020.
Handbook for Minnesota Cities Chapter 2: Change of Boundaries, Status, and Name
Handbook ChapterLearn the procedures for incorporating, consolidating, and dissolving cities and the related procedures of annexation and concurrently detaching from one…
Published Dec 6, 2019.
Subdivision Guide for Cities
Informational MemoLearn the framework of municipal subdivision regulation, a basic building block in city land use and development plans.
Published Oct 21, 2019.
Handbook for Minnesota Cities Chapter 15: Environmental Regulations
Handbook ChapterFind out about the most significant environmental regulations to help protect and improve your city’s natural resources.
Published Sep 23, 2019.
Zoning Guide for Cities
Informational MemoLearn the framework of municipal zoning and basics of other land use controls available to cities to complement zoning controls.
Published Sep 17, 2019.
Sign Ordinances and the First Amendment
Informational MemoDesign a sign ordinance for your city that meets First Amendment requirements for protecting various forms of speech.
Published Jul 12, 2019.
Land Use Ordinance Mistakes
Informational MemoFind and fix common land use mistakes in your city's ordinances.
Published Mar 21, 2019.
Planning and Zoning 101
Informational MemoLearn the basics of why and how cities engage in land use planning and regulation.
Published Jan 25, 2019.