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Rochester-Olmsted Planning Department 2122 Campus Drive SE, Suite 100 Rochester, MN 55904 Telephone: 507 328-7100 Fax: 507 328-7958 General Information: planningweb@co.olmsted.mn.us

 

The Rochester-Olmsted Planning Department was formed in 1975 through the merger of the Olmsted County Department of Development and the Rochester Planning Department. The combined department provides planning and related services under the administrative direction of the Planning Administrative Services Committee (PASC), which has charge of setting the department's budget and work program within the constraints established by the County's levy for the department. The PASC is made up of representatives from the City of Rochester, Olmsted County, the smaller cities in Olmsted County, and the townships.

By forming a joint planning agency, the community created a geographically integrated planning system with a comprehensive approach to all phases of the planning and community development process. Planning can be carried out on a community-wide basis without regard to jurisdictional boundaries. Particularly in planning for the overall settlement pattern of the County, the cities, townships, and County have the potential to work with one planning system to create the growth management system necessary for orderly development.

Our Mission:

We work with the community, our customers, and our clients to provide for sound and sustainable development now and in the future.

We will work to:

• meet affordable housing needs, especially of low income persons;
• provide for safe water supply and sewage treatment;
• provide for safe and sound structures;
• provide for orderly development with adequate infrastructure; and
• protect the environment for future generations.