# Minn. Stat. § 462.351: MUNICIPAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT; POLICY STATEMENT

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P460_463_C462_S462.351

## Section

- **Citation:** Minn. Stat. § 462.351
- **Heading:** MUNICIPAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT; POLICY STATEMENT
- **Jurisdiction:** Minnesota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MN Code / Part 460_463 / Chapter 462 / Section 462.351

## Text

The legislature finds that municipalities are faced with mounting problems in providing means of guiding future development of land so as to insure a safer, more pleasant and more economical environment for residential, commercial, industrial and public activities, to preserve agricultural and other open lands, and to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare. Municipalities can prepare for anticipated changes and by such preparations bring about significant savings in both private and public expenditures. Municipal planning, by providing public guides to future municipal action, enables other public and private agencies to plan their activities in harmony with the municipality's plans. Municipal planning will assist in developing lands more wisely to serve citizens more effectively, will make the provision of public services less costly, and will achieve a more secure tax base. It is the purpose of sections 462.351 to 462.364 to provide municipalities, in a single body of law, with the necessary powers and a uniform procedure for adequately conducting and implementing municipal planning.

## Nearby sections

- [Minn. Stat. § 462.12 § 462.12 RESTRICTED RESIDENCE DISTRICTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P460_463_C462_S462.12.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 462.13 § 462.13 COUNCIL GIVEN POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P460_463_C462_S462.13.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 462.14 § 462.14 APPRAISAL OF DAMAGE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P460_463_C462_S462.14.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 462.15 § 462.15 MAP, PLAT, PARCEL LIST MADE, FILED; TAX, ASSESSMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P460_463_C462_S462.15.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 462.16 § 462.16 POWER TO ENACT ORDINANCES TO ENFORCE COUNCIL RIGHTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P460_463_C462_S462.16.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 462.17 § 462.17 BUILDINGS DECLARED A NUISANCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P460_463_C462_S462.17.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 462.36 § 462.36 CERTIFIED COPIES FILED WITH COUNTY RECORDER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P460_463_C462_S462.36.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 462.39 § 462.39 POWERS AND DUTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P460_463_C462_S462.39.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 462.351 § 462.351 MUNICIPAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT; POLICY STATEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P460_463_C462_S462.351.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 462.352 § 462.352 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P460_463_C462_S462.352.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 462.353 § 462.353 AUTHORITY TO PLAN; FUNDS; FEES; APPEAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P460_463_C462_S462.353.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 462.354 § 462.354 ORGANIZATION FOR PLANNING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P460_463_C462_S462.354.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 462.355 § 462.355 ADOPT, AMEND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; INTERIM ORDINANCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P460_463_C462_S462.355.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 462.356 § 462.356 PROCEDURE TO EFFECT PLAN: GENERALLY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P460_463_C462_S462.356.md)

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