Forest Lake staff propose ‘Boost’ code consolidation to centralize procedural rules

Feb 12, 2026

Staff presented a proposed chapter 1-50 (the 'Boost' initiative) that would centralize procedural elements of the land-use code—submittals, findings, notices and appeals—into one place to improve clarity and remove duplicated language across Title 15; commissioners broadly supported the approach and discussed notice, definitions and scheduling for hearings.

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City staff presented the "Boost" initiative, a proposed chapter 1-50 intended to consolidate repeated procedural language across Forest Lake’s land-use code and create a single administrative framework for submittals, completeness, notice, hearings, findings and appeals.

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