The Planning and Zoning Division is responsible for the review and management of development and redevelopment to ensure projects are orderly, efficient and of high standard. The division's main functions include:

Planning & Zoning Applications

Requests for zoning changes, variances, conditional use permits, subdivisions, site plans, plats, easement vacation and comprehensive plan amendments require review by the Planning Commission and approval by the City Council.

View a list of 2024 meeting dates and their corresponding application deadlines here. 

Submit your application through our ePortal for permits and licenses. You will be required to register for an account before submitting your application. Application fees, if applicable, may be paid in the ePortal using credit card or electronic check.

Vacation of Streets, Alleys and Easements

  • Departments:Planning
  • Categories:Planning Permits
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  • Phone:952-233-9322

The vacation process requires a petition be received from the majority of the owners of the property abutting the property that is being proposed for vacation. The City Council may also initiate a vacation by the adoption of a resolution.

The resolution of vacation is recorded with the Scott County Recorder and the County Assessor by the City Clerk.

  • If the property is torrens, the resolution cannot be recorded with the County Recorder. The property owners abutting the right-of-way being vacated must expand their titles by short court proceedings.
  • If part of the property is abstract and part is torrens, two resolutions must be prepared: one describing the abstract property and one describing the torrens property. The one describing the abstract property can be recorded. The one describing the torrens property cannot be recorded, and the property owners must expand their titles by short court proceedings.

The City Clerk will calculate the appropriate recording fees. The filing fees must be paid prior to the recording of the vacation.

Submitting an application

  1. Register for an account on our ePortal for permits and licenses.
  2. Submit your application and any supporting documentation within the ePortal.
  3. Pay application fees, if applicable, in the ePortal using credit card or electronic check.
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