City of Lake Elmo v. Metropolitan Council

OPINION

SHUMAKER, Judge.

Appellant City of Lake Elmo appeals from respondent Metropolitan Council’s adoption of the resolution requiring Lake Elmo to modify its proposed 1998 Comprehensive Plan Amendment. An administrative law judge reviewed this matter and recommended that the Metropolitan Council (the council) adopt the resolution because Lake Elmo’s plan has a substantial impact on or contains a substantial departure from metropolitan system plans. Thus, the council was authorized to require modifications of Lake Elmo’s plan. Because there is a preponderance of evidence in the record to…