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Page 2-1 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 <br />CHAPTER 902 GENERAL PROVISIONS 3 <br />902.010 Authority ........................................................................................................... 902-1 4 <br />902.020 Ordinance Purpose ............................................................................................ 902-1 5 <br />902.030 Effective Date .................................................................................................... 902-2 6 <br />902.040 Applicability ..................................................................................................... 902-2 7 <br />902.050 Relationship to the Comprehensive Plan .......................................................... 902-2 8 <br />902.050 Relationship to Other Laws and Agreements ................................................... 902-2 9 <br />902.060 Transitional Regulations ................................................................................... 902-3 10 <br />902.070 Severability ....................................................................................................... 902-4 11 <br /> 12 <br />902.010 Authority 13 <br />This ordinance is enacted pursuant to the authority granted by the Municipal Planning Act, 14 <br />Minnesota Statutes. . 15 <br />902.020 Ordinance Purpose 16 <br />A. This ordinance is adopted for the following purposes: 17 <br />1. To implement the policies of the City of Little Canada Comprehensive Plan; 18 <br />2. To protect the public health, safety, and general welfare of the community and its people 19 <br />through the establishment of regulations governing development and use; 20 <br />3. To promote orderly development and redevelopment; 21 <br />4. To protect the established use areas; 22 <br />5. To provide convenient access to property; 23 <br />6. To reduce congestion in the public right-of-way; 24 <br />7. To prevent overcrowding of land and undue concentration of structures by regulating 25 <br />land, buildings, yards, and allowed residential densities; 26 <br />8. To provide for compatibility of different land uses; 27 <br />9. To provide for administration and enforcement of this ordinance; 28 <br />10. To provide for amendments; 29 <br />11. To prescribe penalties for violation of such regulations; and 30 <br />12. To define powers and duties of the City staff, the City Council, the Planning 31 <br />Commission, and the City Council in relation to the Zoning Ordinance. 32 <br />In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this ordinance shall be held as the 33 <br />minimum requirements for the promotion of public health, safety, and welfare. 34 <br />902.030 Effective Date 35 <br />This ordinance shall be effective on and after <date ordinance is effective>. The adoption of this 36 <br />ordinance shall not be construed to confer any protected legal status on uses in existence prior to 37 <br />the effective date that did not conform to previous ordinance provisions. Uses that were illegal 38