Brooklyn Center City Zoning Code
35-202 Comprehensive
Planning
35-202Comprehensive Planning1)Comprehensive Planning The City Council hereby undertakes to carry on comprehensive study and planning as a continuing guide for land use and development legislation within the municipality. For this purpose the City Council has adopted, by Resolution No. 00-29, a Comprehensive Guide Plan for the City of Brooklyn Center, and designates an advisory planning agency by Section 35-201 to aid in such planning. The Planning Commission shall, from time to time, upon its own motion or upon direction of the City Council, review the Comprehensive Plan and by a majority vote of all members of the Planning Commission recommend appropriate amendments to the City Council. Before recommending any such amendments to the City Council, the Planning Commission shall hold at least one public hearing to consider the proposed amendment. The Secretary to the Planning Commission shall publish notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing once in the official newspaper of the municipality at least ten 10) days before the date of the hearing. Furthermore, the Secretary shall transmit copies of the proposed amendment to the City Council prior to the publication of the notice of hearing. Following the review and recommendation by the Planning Commission, the City Council shall consider the proposed amendment and may, by resolution of two-thirds of its members, amend the Comprehensive Plan.2)Coordination with Other Agencies In the performance of its planning activities, the Planning Commission shall consult with and coordinate the planning activities of other departments and agencies of the municipality to insure conformity with and to assist in a development of the comprehensive municipal plan. Furthermore, the Planning Commission shall take due cognizance of the planning activities of adjacent units of government and other affected public agencies.