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Rosemount kicks off decennial comprehensive plan update; Met Council forecast and housing targets highlighted
Summary
City staff launched the 2025–2050 comprehensive plan update, noting a Met Council population forecast of about 38,800 for Rosemount, affordable‑housing share requirements, the need to address climate sections and greenhouse‑gas modeling, and a timeline that would bring consultant work starting in late 2026 to meet the Met Council 12/31/2028 submittal window.
Rosemount staff on Nov. 25 officially kicked off the city’s decennial comprehensive plan update, a process required by the Metropolitan Land Planning Act that will produce a 2050‑focused plan for the city.
Anthony (staff) explained that the Met Council’s system statements set forecasts and requirements each municipality must incorporate, and he cited the Met Council population forecast for the City of Rosemount at approximately 38,800 by 2050. He said staff will review required elements such as land use, transportation, wastewater, parks and an affordable‑housing component that specifies the city’s share of regional affordable units.
Anthony described affordability metrics used by the Met Council: staff cited Rosemount’s median household income as roughly $127,000 and said that 30% of area median income (AMI) equates to about $38,000 per year for a household — “that equates to about $1,000 to $60 a month rent,” staff said when noting what 30% AMI implies for rent affordability (staff language and numeric phrasing in the packet included several rounded figures).
Staff outlined next steps: preparing system statement responses, developing an RFP to hire a primary consultant (with technical subconsultants for water/wastewater and transportation as needed), assembling a communications and engagement strategy with targeted outreach in parts of the city expected to see growth (the Southeast Quadrant east of 52 and south of 42 and the rural northwest), and tentatively scheduling consultant onboarding to start in earnest in late 2026 to allow 2027–2028 work and Met Council review ahead of the 12/31/2028 submittal window.
Staff also warned that the Met Council typically imposes a moratorium on comprehensive plan amendments while it is reviewing updates, which can affect developers and pipeline amendments; staff urged early outreach to landowners and coordination with Met Council timelines.
