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Planning Division

The Planning Division is responsible for coordinating the review and approval of development and re-development proposals. Other responsibilities include preparing, updating, and implementing the City's Community Development - Planning Division Comprehensive Plan, the Trailway plan, The Park Master Plan and other long-range and facility planning documents. Zoning administration includes preparing and updating zoning, subdivision, sign, floodplain, mining, and other City ordinances related to planning and zoning.  These official controls assist in the implementation of the City's long-range planning objectives, and to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community. Enforcement of the Zoning and other related City Ordinance criteria is coordinated with the Building Division and Public Safety Department.

The Planning staff serves as a liaison between the City Council and the Parks Commission and Planning Commission, which are two of the citizen advisory bodies to the City Council. This Planning Commission has a membership of nine citizens that are appointed to three-year terms. They meet on the fourth Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. The Parks Commission has seven members and meets on the second monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Commission Applications are accepted on a continual basis and seats are filled as they become vacant.

Planning Division Contact Info
Howard Blin
Community Development Director
hblin@cottage-grove.org (651) 458-2824
Shuang Ao
GIS
sao@cottage-grove.org (651) 458-2826
John M. Burbank
Senior Planner
jburbank@cottage-grove.org (651) 458-2825
Kathy Dennis
Planning Secretary
kdennis@cottage-grove.org (651) 458-2827
John McCool
Senior Planner
jmccool@cottage-grove.org (651) 458-2874

 


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Interested in the City's comprehensive 20 year development plan? Follow the link below to download each section individually.

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