Minnesota Statutes § 103B.325 - CONSISTENCY OF LOCAL PLANS AND CONTROLS WITH LOCAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN

§ Subdivision 1.Requirement. Local units of government shall amend existing water and related land resources plans and official controls as necessary to conform them to the applicable, approved local water management plan following the procedures in this section. § Subd. 2.Procedure. Within 90 days after local units of government are notified by the county board of the adoption of a local water management plan or of adoption of an amendment to a comprehensive water plan, the local units of government exercising water and related land resources planning and regulatory responsibility for areas within the county must submit existing water and related land resources plans and official controls to the county board for review. The county board shall identify any inconsistency between the plans and controls and the local water management plan and shall recommend the amendments necessary to bring local plans and official controls into conformance with the local water management plan. § Subd. 3.Revision and implementation. Local units of government shall revise existing plans and official controls to conform them to the recommendations of the county board and shall initiate implementation of the revised plans and controls within 180 days after receiving the recommendations of the county board, or 180 days after resolution of an appeal, whichever is later. § Subd. 4.Appeals. A local unit of government may, within 60 days after receiving the recommendations of the county board, appeal any recommendation to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for a hearing as provided in section 103B.345. § Subd. 5.New plans and controls. New or amended water and related land resources plans and official controls proposed by local units of government for their adoption following adoption of the comprehensive water plan shall be submitted to the county board for review and recommendation as provided under this section.