Planning and Community Development Department
The Planning and Community Development department provides many services to the public, other city departments, the Planning Commission, and the City Council. The department is responsible for long-range and current planning.

Community Development and Planning Staff
Anita Rasmussen, AICP
Ph: 320-258-7306	anita@sartellmn.com
Therese Haffner, Planning Associate
Ph: 320-258-7316	therese@sartellmn.com

Long-range planning involves creating and updating the Comprehensive Plan containing the community's goals for the future, tracking demographic changes, preparing population projections and estimates, and conducting statistical analysis.

Current planning includes reviewing and coordinating zoning cases, subdivision plats, site plan review, ordinance amendments, conditional use permits, and variances.  The City Council has approved the following special studies:

The City is currently reviewing a number of different chapters within the zoning ordinance:

General Regulations - Zoning Code

The department provides technical support for the Planning Commission, a citizen advisory group that makes recommendations to the City Council.