The Planning and Zoning Department is primarily responsible for accepting planning and development applications that are submitted to the City and enforcement of the City Code through the following:
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Reviewing and processing land use applications and other planning and zoning requests to assure that they are in conformance with the City Code
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Working with other government agencies and consultants
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Conducting historical research and preparing reports
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Enforcing violations of the ordinances, such as property maintenance, through a complaint based system
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Preparing information and reports for consideration by the Planning Commission and/or City Council
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Responding to residents and developers’ inquiries regarding zoning codes
Most of the Planning and Zoning rules and regulations are based on three documents:
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Ham Lake City Code
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2030 Comprehensive Plan
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Zoning Map
Most applications that are reviewed and processed by the Planning and Zoning Department are presented to the Planning Commission, who makes a recommendation to the City Council.
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Planning Commission agendas and minutes
Code violations & enforcement process
The Planning and Zoning Department enforces the zoning and land use regulations and public nuisances. If you have a concern regarding land use or public nuisances, please contact the Zoning Official listed above.
For more information on a particular subject, select from below: