• No common vision
• Limited citizen involvement in drafting the plan
• Vague or confusing language
• No measurable way to see if the plan is being implemented
• Policy decisions that are deferred into the future
• A growth area that is larger than needed to accommodate the next 20-25 years of population increase
• Sprawling housing: Residential densities of fewer than four units per acre in urban (sewered) areas, and densities of more than one unit per ten acres in rural (unsewered) areas.
• Policies that will lead to a loss of natural resource lands
• Lot sizes smaller than 40 acres in designated agricultural areas
• No coordination with adjacent municipalities
• No coordination with transportation plan

SOURCE: 1000 Friends of Minnesota

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