P&Z Resolution 2025-03 - Resolution Recommending the City Council Approve a Hopkins Sustainable Building PolicyCITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2025-03
RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE A HOPKINS
SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY
WHEREAS, the Cultivate Hopkins 2040 Comprehensive Plan encourages sustainable
practices in locating, designing, constructing, and maintaining development in the city,
with an associated strategy of exploring implementation of heightened development
review through sustainable building regulations.; and
WHEREAS, the Hopkins Energy Action Plan identifies sustainable development as one
of four focus areas for achieving Hopkins' desired energy future, with an associated
strategy of developing a Hopkins Sustainable Building Policy; and
WHEREAS, the Hopkins City Council's formally adopted Goals and Strategic Action
Plan for 2024 identifies an action step of exploring a sustainable building development
policy.; and
WHEREAS, the written comments and analysis of City staff were considered.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning & Zoning Commission of the
City of Hopkins hereby recommends the City Council of the City of Hopkins approve an
ordinance adopting a Hopkins Sustainable Building Policy.
Adopted this 25th day of March, 2025.
Whitney Terrill, Chair