Comprehensive Plan

What is the Comprehensive Plan?

Cities evolve and long-term plans are needed to help guide their future.  In local governments, comprehensive plans guide development and redevelopment, and address changes likely to occur due to social and market forces.

The Metropolitan Council requires all cities in the seven-county metropolitan area to have such a plan and State law requires cities to update their plans every 10 years. Adopted in 2021, White Bear Lake's full 2040 Comprehensive Plan is linked at the bottom of the page. Individual chapters can be accessed by clicking on the chapter title below.

1. Introduction
2. Land Use
3. Housing
4. Economic Competitiveness
5. Transportation
6. Parks & Recreation
7. Natural Resources & Sustainability
8. Public Facilities & Services
9. Implementation
10. Appendices