2030 Regional Development Framework Geographic Planning Areas

This page last updated: 01/01/2011
Metadata created using Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines



Metadata Summary

Originator Metropolitan Council
Abstract This dataset depicts the various 2030 Framework planning areas shown on the Council's 2030 Regional Growth Strategies map. This map is part of the Metropolitan Council 2030 Regional Development Framework adopted January 14, 2004 and amended on December 13, 2006. See http://www.metrocouncil.org/planning/framework/overview.htm for more information (Chapter 3). Please refer to the actual 2030 Framework Planning Areas map for the details of the 2030 Regional Development Framework growth strategy. A digital version can be found at http://www.metrocouncil.org/planning/framework/PlanningAreas8X11.jpg

This dataset is intended to supplement the framework document as a planning guide. For questions about how decisions were made regarding individual communities' geographic planning areas, please contact the Metropolitan Council Regional Framework Development staff, John Kari, 651-602-1548.

See Lineage in Section 2 of this metadata for more information.
Browse Graphic View a sample of the data.
Time Period of Content Date 01/01/2011
Currentness Reference Planning areas were first defined to analyze land use and development trends and socio-economic characteristics to assist in preparing the Council's 1975 Metropolitan Development Framework. They have subsequently been used for a wide range of general analysis purposes. These areas were defined to reflect stages of development of metropolitan area communities. A major factor in their determination has been the proportion of land developed. As such, these areas have been periodically adjusted to reflect the continued outward growth of the region. The dataset reflects Metropolitan Council approval on January 14, 2004 and 1 amendment approved on December 13, 2006. No updates have been made to adjust policy area boundaries to match municipal boundary changes since 2004.
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints None
Distributor Organization Metropolitan Council
Ordering Instructions This dataset is distributed on the internet by clicking below after 'Online Linkage'. Doing so will tell your browser to download a 'ZIP' file which will contain the following:

- ArcView shape file
- metadata for the dataset (.htm)
- NOTICE.RTF, an important notice about this dataset that can be read by any word processing software.
Distribution Liability NOTICE: The Geographic Information System (GIS) Data to which this notice is attached are made available pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13). THE GIS DATA ARE PROVIDED TO YOU AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AS TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The GIS Data were developed by the Metropolitan Council for its own internal business purposes. The Metropolitan Council does not represent or warrant that the GIS Data or the data documentation are error-free, complete, current, or accurate. You are responsible for any consequences resulting from your use of the GIS Data or your reliance on the GIS Data. You should consult the data documentation for this particular GIS Data to determine the limitations of the GIS Data and the precision with which the GIS Data may depict distance, direction, location, or other geographic features. If you transmit or provide the GIS Data (or any portion of it) to another user, it is recommended that the GIS Data include a copy of this disclaimer and this metadata.
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Full Metadata

2030 Regional Development Framework Geographic Planning Areas

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1. Identification Information
2. Data Quality Information
3. Spatial Data Organization Information
4. Spatial Reference Information
5. Entity and Attribute Information
6. Distribution Information
7. Metadata Reference Information

 
Section 1 Identification Information   Top of page
Originator Metropolitan Council
Title 2030 Regional Development Framework Geographic Planning Areas
Abstract This dataset depicts the various 2030 Framework planning areas shown on the Council's 2030 Regional Growth Strategies map. This map is part of the Metropolitan Council 2030 Regional Development Framework adopted January 14, 2004 and amended on December 13, 2006. See http://www.metrocouncil.org/planning/framework/overview.htm for more information (Chapter 3). Please refer to the actual 2030 Framework Planning Areas map for the details of the 2030 Regional Development Framework growth strategy. A digital version can be found at http://www.metrocouncil.org/planning/framework/PlanningAreas8X11.jpg

This dataset is intended to supplement the framework document as a planning guide. For questions about how decisions were made regarding individual communities' geographic planning areas, please contact the Metropolitan Council Regional Framework Development staff, John Kari, 651-602-1548.

See Lineage in Section 2 of this metadata for more information.
Purpose This dataset was created to allow the depictions of 2030 Regional Development Framework geographic planning areas.
Time Period of Content Date 01/01/2011
Currentness Reference Planning areas were first defined to analyze land use and development trends and socio-economic characteristics to assist in preparing the Council's 1975 Metropolitan Development Framework. They have subsequently been used for a wide range of general analysis purposes. These areas were defined to reflect stages of development of metropolitan area communities. A major factor in their determination has been the proportion of land developed. As such, these areas have been periodically adjusted to reflect the continued outward growth of the region. The dataset reflects Metropolitan Council approval on January 14, 2004 and 1 amendment approved on December 13, 2006. No updates have been made to adjust policy area boundaries to match municipal boundary changes since 2004.
Progress Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency As needed
Spatial Extent of Data Twin Cities 7 County Metropolitan Area. This includes the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington in Minnesota.
Bounding Coordinates -94.012
-92.732
45.415
44.471
Place Keywords Twin Cities, Anoka County, Carver County, Dakota County, Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Scott County, Washington County
Theme Keywords planning and development, 2030 Framework Planning Areas, 2030 Framework, regional growth strategy
Theme Keyword Thesaurus None
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints None
Contact Person Information Paul Hanson, GIS Coordinator - Community Development
Metropolitan Council
390 Robert Street North
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1805
Phone: 651.602.1642
FAX: 651.602.1674
E-mail: paul.hanson@metc.state.mn.us
Browse Graphic View a sample of the data.
Browse Graphic File Description Sample map showing the 2030 framework planning areas layer.
Associated Data Sets

 
Section 2 Data Quality Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Attribute Accuracy
Logical Consistency The dataset is topologically 'clean'.
Completeness Entire seven county geographic area is covered.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy
Lineage Source data used to define the Geographic Planning Areas of the Growth Strategy
- 2000 Municipal Boundaries
- 2000 Generalized Land Use

Many boundaries from the Comprehensive Plan Composite data were generalized to portray a more general growth strategy policy.

The 640 polygons in the approved dataset were dissolved into the 6 Geographic Planning Areas plus a category for the 4 metro communities not under Council jurisdiction (Northfield, New Prague, Hanover and Rockford)

The 6 planning areas are further broken down to either Urban or Rural planning areas. In the Urban Planning area are the Developing and Developed areas. In the Rural Planning area are the Rural Center, Agricultural, Diversified Rural and Rural Residential areas.

Several sliver polygons can be seen on screen at the metro scale but 'disappear' when zoomed in to a closer range. Slivers are not visible when printed on 36x36 inch map or at other map sizes.

The Regional Growth Strategy (titled 2030 Framework Planning Areas) that was adopted on January 14, 2004 was a map that also included:
- Regional Natural Resource Areas (including Terrestrial and Wetland Areas) from the Metro DNR in coordination with the Metropolitan Council (Preliminary Regionally Significant Natural Resources Areas)
- Regional Parks (Regional Recreation Open Space Features)
- 2 proposed Regional Parks (Metropolitan Council Parks and Recreation staff)
- Existing, Planned and Proposed Regional and State Trails (Park Operating Agencies)
- Transit 2025 Corridor (Transitways on Dedicated Rights-of-Way, 2025 dataset)
- Principal Arterials (Functional Class Roads and Proposed Functional Class Roads, 2002, Principal Arterials only)

The 2030 Regional Framework Planning Areas was ammended in 2006 to include a new planning area designation for East Bethel.

In January 2007, Lake Elmo's comprehensive Plan was finalized. The data and maps were updated in 2010.

Planning Area Definitions and Strategies for Geographic Planning Areas are available in the 2030 Regional Development Framework document at
http://www.metrocouncil.org/planning/framework/overview.htm (See Chapter 3)
Source Scale Denominator
 
Section 3 Spatial Data Organization Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Native Data Set Environment ArcView 9.3
Geographic Reference for Tabular Data None
Spatial Object Type Vector
Vendor Specific Object Types Polygon shapes
Tiling Scheme One layer for entire seven county region.
 
Section 4 Spatial Reference Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Horizontal Coordinate Scheme
Ellipsoid GRS80
Horizontal Datum NAD83
Horizontal Units
Distance Resolution
 
Section 5 Entity and Attribute Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Entity and Attribute Overview
Polygon Attributes: 

FWPA_CODE: A two digit numeric code for the planning area

FWPA_NAME: The name of the geographic planning area in the 2030 Regional
Development Framework

URB_RURAL: Urban vs. Rural planning area designation

FWPA_CODE PLAN_AREA URBAN_RURAL
--------- ----------------- -------------------
20 Developed Area Urban Planning Area
30 Developing Area Urban Planning Area
40 Rural Center Rural Planning Area
51 Diversified Rural Rural Planning Area
52 Rural Residential Rural Planning Area
53 Agricultural Rural Planning Area
60 Non-Council Area
Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation Geographic Planning Area Definitions and Strategies for Geographic Planning Areas are available in the 2030 Regional Development Framework document at
http://www.metrocouncil.org/planning/framework/documents.htm (See Chapter 3)
 
Section 6 Distribution Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Publisher Metropolitan Council
Publication Date 01/01/2011
Contact Person Information Mark Kotz
GIS Database Administrator
Metropolitan Council
390 Robert Street North
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1805
Phone: 651.602.1644
FAX: 651.602.1674
E-mail: mark.kotz@metc.state.mn.us
Distributor's Data Set Identifier Framework2030PlanningAreas
Transfer Format Name ArcView Shape Files
Transfer Format Version Number ArcGIS 9x
Transfer Size 2 MB for zip file
Ordering Instructions This dataset is distributed on the internet by clicking below after 'Online Linkage'. Doing so will tell your browser to download a 'ZIP' file which will contain the following:

- ArcView shape file
- metadata for the dataset (.htm)
- NOTICE.RTF, an important notice about this dataset that can be read by any word processing software.
Distribution Liability NOTICE: The Geographic Information System (GIS) Data to which this notice is attached are made available pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13). THE GIS DATA ARE PROVIDED TO YOU AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AS TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The GIS Data were developed by the Metropolitan Council for its own internal business purposes. The Metropolitan Council does not represent or warrant that the GIS Data or the data documentation are error-free, complete, current, or accurate. You are responsible for any consequences resulting from your use of the GIS Data or your reliance on the GIS Data. You should consult the data documentation for this particular GIS Data to determine the limitations of the GIS Data and the precision with which the GIS Data may depict distance, direction, location, or other geographic features. If you transmit or provide the GIS Data (or any portion of it) to another user, it is recommended that the GIS Data include a copy of this disclaimer and this metadata.
Online Linkage I AGREE to the notice in "Distribution Liability" above. Clicking to agree will begin the download process (See Ordering Instructions above for details.)
 
Section 7 Metadata Reference Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Metadata Date 01/01/2011
Contact Person Information Paul Hanson, GIS Coordinator - Community Development
Metropolitan Council
390 Robert Street North
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1805
Phone: 651.602.1642
FAX: 651.602.1674
E-mail: paul.hanson@metc.state.mn.us
Metadata Standard Name Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version 1.2
Metadata Standard Online Linkage http://www.gis.state.mn.us/stds/metadata.htm


This page last updated: 01/01/2011