When a local unit of government or a regional development commission that prepared plans and regulations for a critical area finds it necessary or desirable to amend or rescind the plans and regulations that have been approved by the board, the local unit of government or regional development commission shall submit proposed modifications of its plans and regulations for approval by the appropriate regional development commission and the board pursuant to these rules.
The board shall review the plans and regulations for a critical area every two years after one of the following: the date of the board's initial approval of the plans and regulations, or the board's approval of an optional update of plans and regulations, pursuant to subpart 1.
The board shall review the plans and regulations and any recommended changes for update and approval in the same manner as for approval of the original plans and regulations. When the board determines that the plans and regulations for the critical area have been implemented to the extent of fulfilling the regional or statewide interest in such critical area, the board may modify the two-year mandatory review requirement.
Amendments or rescissions of plans and regulations shall become effective only upon the approval of the board in the same manner as the approval of the original plans and regulations.
Minn. R. agency 141, ch. 4410, CRITICAL AREAS PLANNING PROCESS, pt. 4410.9500
Statutory Authority: MS s 116G.04