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Planning
The Planning Commission is an advisory group who makes recommendations on land use-related issues
to the City Council. The City Council makes all final decisions regarding these matters. The Planning Commission
is a direct statutory link to other governmental agencies to coordinate, and in some cases, implement overall land use
regulation or issues. The following is a list identifying governmental agencies:
- Cottage Grove Advisory Commissions/EDA
- East Mississippi Watershed Management Organization
- Lower St. Croix Watershed Management Organization
- South Washington Watershed District
- Adjacent community planning programs
- I.S.D. #833 physical investments/land use
- Washington County Parks/Planning Programs
- Metropolitan Council
- Metropolitan Watershed Control Commission
- Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- U.S. Natural Parks Service/Mississippi River and Recreation Area Commission
2007 Planning Division Application Review Schedule |
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Agenda Cutoff
Date - 4:30 pm
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Tentative Council
Meeting Date
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Dec. 27, 2006 |
Jan. 22, 2007 |
Feb. 21, 2007 |
Jan. 22 |
Feb. 26 |
March 21 |
Feb. 26 |
March 26 |
April 18 |
March 26 |
April 23 |
May 16 |
April 16 |
May 2 |
June 20 |
May 29 |
June 25 |
July 18 |
June 25 |
July 23 |
August 8 |
July 23 |
August 27 |
Sept. 19 |
August 27 |
Sept. 24 |
Oct. 17 |
Sept. 24 |
Oct. 22 |
Nov. 21 |
Oct. 22 |
Nov. 26 |
Dec. 19 |
Nov. 19 |
Dec. 17 |
Jan. 16, 2008 |
Dec. 26 |
Jan. 28, 2008 |
Feb. 20, 2008 |
Applicants are advised to attend the appropriate planning
commission and city council meetings.
Purpose
The primary mission of the Planning Commission is to recommend the formulation and to implement a master plan
for the development of the community and to conduct municipal planning activities. These activities will guide
the future development of the municipality through the preparation, adoption and amendments of the Comprehensive
Plan, implementing regulations and Capital Improvement Programming.
Duties
The purpose and duties of the Planning Commission are those vested in it by the statues of the State and other
ordinances of the City.
The commission also has a responsibility for study and recommendation to the City Council
concerning sign variances applications.
- Recommend updates to the City's Comprehensive Plan.
- Recommend zoning regulations.
- Recommend rezoning of public and private properties.
- Recommend subdivision regulations.
- Recommend an annual five-year Capital Improvement Program.
- Recommend action on variance requests.
- Recommend actions as the Board of Appeals for ordinance interpretation.
- Make recommendations on sign ordinances and sign variances.
- Elects a liaison to the Historic Preservation Committee.
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Boards & Commissions
 Human Services/Rights
Planning
Parks, Rec & Natural Resources
Public Safety, Health & Welfare
Public Works
Historic Preservation
Economic Development Authority
Minutes from 2007 Meetings
January 22
February 26
March 26
April 23
May 21
June 25
July 23 - Meeting cancelled
August 27
September 24
October 22
November 26
Decempter 17 - Cancelled
Minutes from 2006 Meetings
January 23
February 27
March 27
April 24
May 22
June 26
July 24
August 28
September 25
October 23
November 27
December - cancelled
Minutes from 2005 Meetings
January 24
February 28
March 28
April 25
May 23
June 27
July 25
August 22
August 29 (cont. of 8/22)
September 26
October 24
November 28
December 19
Older Planning Commission Minutes
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