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Community
Development
The major areas of service
provided by the Department include:The City of Robbinsdale
has an established Zoning ordinance and Zoning map. The
City's Zoning ordinance is a tool used to implement the land use goals of the
Comprehensive Plan. It sets forth laws which regulate the way in which the land may
be used by property owners and protects the health, safety and welfare of the public. All
land within the City has a land-use designation which is shown on the Zoning Map as a
land-use district. The Zoning Ordinance contains text
which regulates how the land and buildings within each district may be used.
The Zoning Ordinance sets standards for the development of individual lots and the use of
individual buildings and land within each district. These standards establish minimum lot
size, yard requirements, number of households permitted per lot (density), maximum
building size, lot coverage, placement of buildings, on-site parking, signs, noise,
lighting, and other parameters on how property may be used.
The Community Development Staff enforces zoning regulations on a day-to-day basis, reviews
all proposed development applications for compliance and processes applications for
development approvals. The City's Planning Commission is made up of five resident board
members and reviews all development applications for compliance with zoning regulations
and makes recommendations to the City Council on development applications.
The Zoning Ordinance is available to view or download by following this hyperlink. The Zoning Map is available to view by
following this hyperlink.
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| Robbinsdale Comprehensive Plan -Update Progress |
The current Comprehensive Plan contains
the official policies for growth, redevelopment and infrastructure improvements to guide
land use decisions, development requests and public investments based upon projections to
the year 2020. The city is now working on an
update for the plan that will extend the planning framework to the year 2030. The reasons for this are several:
1.
The assumptions and data that helped shape the 2020 comprehensive plan are
now 15-20 years old (based upon the 1990 census), and changes can influence the outcome of
the planning process.
2.
Census information from the 2000 census has now been available for several
years, and projections in population, households and employment to the year 2030 have been
made by the Metropolitan Council.
3.
The Metropolitan Council projects that the seven-county metropolitan area
will add an additional 1 million people by 2030.
Robbinsdale’s proportionate “share” of the growth is about 3,000 new
people and 900 new housing units. The
Comprehensive Plan sets the policies for where and how these new residents will live.
4.
New trends, and market conditions particularly in housing may influence
previously held assumptions.
5.
All metropolitan area cities are required by state law to review and update
their Comprehensive Plans and submit them for review by the Met Council buy the end of
2008.
City staff is
responding to Metropolitan Council review comments regarding the 2030 Comprehensive Plan
which include:
- Focusing on alternative (lower) forecasts agreed
upon for population, households and employment.
- Providing additional details regarding Individual
Sewage Treatment Systems.
- Providing further explanation of the allowable
residential densities in the Mixed-Use land use designation.
- Submission of the updated Surface Water Management
Plan.
- Completion of the water supply plan template.
- Revise park trail maps to be consistent with the
2030 Regional Parks Policy Plan.
- Modify various transportation plan elements to be
consistent with the Metropolitan Council’s 2030 Transportation Policy Plan.
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Most
of the abovementioned items are complete or in process.
When all are complete, the responses will be forwarded the Metropolitan
Council staff for review. Questions and
comments should be directed to Rick Pearson at 763-531-1266 or Shari Ross at 763-531-1269.
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| Housing Programs |
The City of Robbinsdale
participates in the following housing programs:
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Hennepin
County administers Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) rehab funds on behalf of the
City for low and moderate income households. Eligible properties: owner occupied
single-family and two family units. |
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Minnesota
Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) deferred loan rehabilitation funds are administered on
behalf of the City by Hennepin County for low-income households. MHFA also funds a First
Time Homebuyers Program that is administered through Lenders and Hennepin County. |
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Section
8 - Rental assistance, Washington Nguyen is the program contact at 651-602-1155. |
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Hennepin
County administers, on behalf of the City, the following programs: CDBG, MHFA rehab funds,
and the First Time Home Buyers Program. The
contact for the CDBG and MHFA rehab funds is Jim Graham at 612-348-2235. First Time Home buyers should contact
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The City of
Robbinsdale continues to participate in the Northwest Resource Center. The Center
serves as a "one-stop" approach to assist homeowners with housing rehabilitation
and other needs. Free construction management is also a service offered by
the Housing Resource Center. Robbinsdale residents should take advantage of these
and other services offered at the Northwest Resource Center.
In addition, the REDA
funds a Rehab Incentive Program. Up to 15% of the project cost (maximum $3,000) is
available depending on income. Income limits: gross annual income, from all sources: |
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must be approved before work is started. Contractors must be licensed; Permits must
be obtained; Other restrictions apply. For further information, click
here, or you may visit the Housing Resource Center at 2148 44th Avenue
North, Minneapolis, MN 55412 or call 612-588-3033.
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