Subpart 1.Existing commission.In areas within the jurisdiction of an existing regional development commission, a local unit of government initiating a recommendation shall submit it to the regional development commission.
Subp. 2.No existing commission.In areas where no regional development commission exists, a local unit of government initiating a recommendation:
A. shall give legal notice of the recommendation and the public hearing or meeting on the recommendation in the official newspaper of each county in the area directly affected by the recommendation within 15 days of initiating the recommendation;B. may mail notice of the recommendation to all persons owning real property within the boundaries of the area that is within the local unit of government's jurisdiction, as determined by tax records;C. shall submit the recommendation to every other local unit of government and any regional development commission with jurisdiction within the area directly affected by the recommendation within 15 days of initiating the recommendation;D. shall hold a public hearing or public meeting within the 30- to 45-day period commencing with the legal notice of the recommendation, that shall be provided for property owners, interested persons, and local units of government to comment on the recommendation; andE. shall submit the original or modified recommendation with a statement of the local unit of government's acceptance or rejection of the recommendation and all comments received on the recommendation to the board within 15 days after the period for comment has expired.Subp. 3.Comments.Local units of government who receive a recommendation from another local unit of government for comment may give notice as prescribed in subpart 2, item B and shall submit to the local unit of government initiating the recommendation any comments on the recommendation within the designated time period.
Minn. R. agency 141, ch. 4410, CRITICAL AREAS PLANNING PROCESS, pt. 4410.8500
Statutory Authority: MS s 116G.04