Subpart 1.
Planning process
stages.
The initial critical area plan and any subsequent update and
reevaluation shall explicitly record the following stages of the critical area
planning process:
A. The evaluation of
existing conditions and trends, including a description of any change in each
of the elements of the plan and a comparison between the intended and actual
results of any adopted local, regional, or state programs and
regulations.
B. The evaluation of
alternative futures, including the major problems and opportunities associated
with each alternative.
C. The
formulation of objectives based on the evaluation of existing conditions and
alternative futures. The objectives shall be measurable short-range steps
toward goals expressed in state law, by the regional development commission and
in the standards and guidelines specified in the order of designation. When the
objectives differ substantially from those previously adopted, the predicted
consequences shall be compared.
D.
The formulation of programs and regulations designed to achieve the objectives.
The programs shall specify the schedule and sequence of actions and development
to be undertaken by individual public agencies. The regulations shall be
sufficiently specific to provide public agencies with the basis for evaluating
individual development permit applications.
Subp. 2.
Factors to be
addressed.
The critical areas planning process shall specifically
address the following factors:
A. the
elements of regional or statewide interest identified in the recommendation to
designate the critical area;
B. the
standards and guidelines to be followed in preparing and adopting plans and
regulations as specified in the order of designation; and
C. any other relevant physical, social, or
economic element as permitted by state law.
Subp. 3.
State law.
The portions of plans and regulations for the designated
critical area that are implemented by local units of government shall conform
to the powers and procedures authorized or required by appropriate state
law.
The portions of plans and regulations for the designated
critical area that are implemented by state agencies shall conform to the
powers and procedures authorized or required by appropriate state laws or
rules.
