Planning and Zoning

MN State law requires the Metropolitan Council to create regional plans and policies to guide growth and manage regional systems for transportation, aviation, water resources, and regional parks. The law also requires local governments to update their comprehensive plans. At least once every 10 years, city councils, town boards, and county boards throughout the region update their local comprehensive plans

A comprehensive plan is a document that sets forth a vision and goals for the city’s future - how it will develop its land, provide roads, protect natural areas, and meet other community objectives.

Once the Metro Council completes the review process for the City comprehensive plan or amendment, the City can implement it through zoning ordinances, capital budgets for public improvements, and other actions.

The City has planning governance and change processes in place from the broadest scope to specific property changes:

 Broad Comprehensive Plan
I Zoning Ordinances
I Use Permits (conditional, special use)
I Variances
v Plan Review
Narrow             Building Permits

 City Comprehensive Plan

The current comprehensive plan for 2018 - 2040 can be found here: Pine Springs Comprehensive Plan 2018-2040 (PDF)