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ZONING ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN UPDATED ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT FOR THE CITY OF LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LITTLE CANADA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN: 901. TITLE AND APPLICATION 901.010. TITLE. This Ordinance shall be known as the "Little Canada Zoning Ordinance" except as referred to herein, where it shall be known as "this Ordinance". 901.020. INTENT AND PURPOSE. The intent of this Ordinance is to protect the public health, safety and general welfare of the community and its people through the establishment of minimum regulations governing development and use. This Ordinance shall divide the City into use districts and establish regulations in regard to location, erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration and use of structures and land. Such regulations are established to protect such use areas; to promote orderly development and redevelopment; to provide adequate light, air and convenience of access to property; to prevent congestion in the public right-of--way; to prevent overcrowding of land and undue concentration of structures by regulating land, buildings, yards and density of population; to provide for compatibility of different land uses; to provide for administration of this Ordinance, to provide for amendments; to prescribe penalties for violation of such regulations; and to define powers and duties of the City staff, the Board of Adjustment and Appeals, the Planning Commission, and the City Council in relation to the Zoning Ordinance. 901.030. RELATION TO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. It is the policy of the City of Little Canada that the enforcement, amendment, and administration of this Ordinance be accomplished with due consideration of the recommendations contained in the Comprehensive Plan as developed and amended from time to time by the Planning Commission and City Council of the City. The Council recognizes the Comprehensive Plan as the policy responsible for regulation of land use and development in accordance with the policies and purpose herein set forth. 901.040. STANDARD, REQUIREMENT. Where the conditions imposed by any provision of this Ordinance are either more or less restrictive than comparable conditions imposed by other ordinance, rule or regulation of the City, the ordinance, rule or regulation which imposes the more restrictive condition, standard, or requirement shall prevail. The Zoning Administrator shall determine which is more "restrictive" and appeals from such determination may be made in the manner provided herein. Little Canada Zoning Ordinance Title and Application 901-1