HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 147-18 Comp Plan P2S Revised Version Adoption
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, On November 29, 2017 the Rochester Planning and Zoning Commission
recommended adoption of Planning 2 Succeed: Rochester Comprehensive Plan 2040 (P2S
2040); and
WHEREAS, On January 3, February 21, April 2 and April 16, 2018 the Council held public
hearings on P2S 2040; and
WHEREAS, The existing Rochester Comprehensive Plan consists of the following plans
and policies that have been adopted by the Rochester City Council as elements of the
Comprehensive Plan: 1) Rochester Urban Service Land Use Plan adopted by Resolution #143-80
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(as amended), 2) Rochester 2 Street Corridor Plan (2009), 3) ROCOG 2040 Long Range
Transportation Plan (2010), 4) Downtown Master Plan Report 2010, 5) 2012 Rochester Area
Bicycle Master Plan (2012), 6) City of Rochester All-Hazard Mitigation Plan (2017); and
WHEREAS, P2S 2040 is intended to establish the overriding goals and principles that will
guide Rochester’s envisioned future and long range development and will provide guidance on the
policy outcomes which the objectives, strategies or recommended actions of other adopted plans
and policies will seek to achieve; and
WHEREAS, P2S 2040 will be recognized as the community-wide Comprehensive Plan for the
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city upon adoption; the Council does not intend for the Rochester 2 Street Corridor Plan,
ROCOG 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan, Downtown Master Plan Report 2010, 2012
Rochester Area Bicycle Master Plan and City of Rochester All-Hazard Mitigation Plan to be
recognized as part of the Comprehensive Plan for the city. Rather, these plans will remain
separate plans with the intention that any future changes to these plans are guided by the
Comprehensive Plan 2040.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester that the City does
hereby adopt Planning 2 Succeed: Rochester Comprehensive Plan 2040 as the Comprehensive
Plan for the City Rochester; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, in adopting P2S 2040 the Rochester Urban Service Area
Land Use Plan (1979, as amended) is hereby repealed except for the “Comprehensive Plan Policy
on Affordable Housing and Diversity”, which is incorporated into P2S 2040; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the following types of plans are not adopted as elements of
the Comprehensive Plan but are recognized as valid city plans that will be guided by the
Comprehensive Plan and serve to further the vision and achieve the goals and policies of the
Comprehensive Plan:
1) Citywide Functional Plans that direct specialized components of city planning
activities such as transportation, economic development or housing, including: 1)
ROCOG 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan, 2) Rochester Parks and
Recreation Systems Plan (2016), and 3) Rochester All-Hazard Mitigation Plan
2) Sub-Area Plans that reflect refinement of the goals and principles of the
Comprehensive Plan to create more detailed guidelines, objectives or strategies
for land use, transportation, infrastructure or other public concerns for specific
geographies such as regional centers, corridors or neighborhoods, including 1)
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Rochester 2 Street Corridor Plan, and , and 2) Downtown Master Plan Report
2010.
3) Specific Issue/Specific District Plans that deal with a specific element of
community infrastructure or unique use areas with a focus on applying the goals
and principles of the Comprehensive Plan to these areas with a focus on
implementation. Such plans would include 1) 2012 Rochester Area Bicycle
Master Plan, 2) Rochester Airport Master Plan, 3) City of Rochester Energy
Action Plan (2017), and 4) the City of Rochester Complete Streets Policy (2009)
The Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to
implement this resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2018.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2018.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
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Rochester, Minnesota)
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