Comprehensive Plan Update
As part of a major metropolitan region, the City of Osseo is impacted, both positively and negatively, by how the region grows and evolves. Accordingly, the actions taken by the City of Osseo, can also have an impact on the efficient growth and development in the region.
The Metropolitan Council is a regional governing agency that is charged by State Law (Metropolitan Land Planning Act) to establish a broad policy framework for the region (see 2030 Regional Development Framework at www.metrocouncil.org) and to develop plans for key systems, like utilities, parks, trails, and transportation infrastructure, that cross the boundaries of communities in the metropolitan area.
In order to coordinate regional planning efforts from the many jurisdictions in the region, the Land Planning Act spells out processes for local cities to develop, maintain and update Comprehensive Plans, which build off of the 2030 Regional Development Framework and system plans. Ultimately, all cities within the seven-county area needed to have their revised plans submitted to the Metropolitan Council by December 31, 2008.
Updating the "Plan"
The city previously had engaged in several planning efforts that envisioned future growth and change in the community, such as the Osseo Redevelopment Master Plan completed in 2007.
Comprehensive Plan Open Houses were held in 2008 to obtain feedback and assist staff and consultants working on the draft Plan. Some of the key components of the Comprehensive Plan Update included:
- New land use categories and future land use map;
- Redevelopment objectives and initiatives;
- Housing quality, character, affordability and types;
- Park and recreation systems;
- Commercial and economic development;
- Community infrastructure systems;
- Surface water management;
- Transit systems;
- Livability indicators and quality; and
- Sustainability indicators and factors.
Contact
Please contact City Administrator Jeffrey Dahl at 763-425-1454 or jdahl@ci.osseo.mn.us with any questions regarding the Comprehensive Plan.
Osseo Comprehensive Plan
Click on this link to see the Comprehensive Plan Update for the City of Osseo.
