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OCT -16 -1996 13:57 FROM VADNRIS HEIGHTS lniMM. - 14 ',.S,.i. .•. a :: >i•>.:vLYAILY..,, 'Y. TO LITTLE CANADA P.01 CHAPTER. 6 to: / • a5t tom' /9//% t- ear ZONING ADMINISTRATION 0 (e.g, option to purchase). This application shall be completed and submitted along with the established fee to the City Clerk at least 21 days prior to a meeting of the Planning Commission. The Clerk shall require the owner of the property affected to Ruttish along with the application an abstractor's certified property certificate showing the property owners within 350 feet of the property. The Clerk shall make a copy of the notice and a list of the owners and addresses to which the notice was sent as a part of the record of the proceedings. The failure to receive notice by individual property owners shall not invalidate the proceedings. (3) Notice of' Hearing. No rezoning may be adopted until public hearings have been held on the matter by the Planning Commission and by the City Council. A notice of the time, date, place, and purpose of the hearings shall be published in the official newspaper of the City of Vadnais Heights at least 10 days prior to the date of the Planning Commission hearing and at least 10 days prior to the date of the City Council hearing. A similar notice shall be mailed at least 10 days before the day of the first hearing to each owner of property situated wholly or partly within 350 feet of the property to which the rezoning relates. The City Clerk shalt be responsible for placing and mailing such notices. (4) Hearing and Reconunendation by the Planning Commission. A rezoning not initiated by the Planning Commission shall be referred to the Commission for study and public hearing, In its deliberations on rho matter, the Commission shall consider oral or written statements from the applicant, the public, City staff, and its own members. The Commission may approve, disapprove, or table the rezoning application. The application may not be tabled for more than 60 days. A written report shall be transmitted to the City Council by the Planning Commission within 30 days of its decision. The report shall summarize arguments for and against the proposed amendment and state the Commission's recommendation and vote tally. (5) Hearing and Decision by the City Council. The City Clerk shall set.a date for a public hearing on the rezoning request. In its deliberations on the matter. the Council shall consider oral or written statements from the applicant, City staff, the public, and its own members. The Council may deny the request for retuning by motion, approve it by appropriate ordinance, or table it The application may not be tabled more than 60 days. If approved, the City Clerk shall revise the Official City Zoning Map accordingly. (6) Notification of Council Action. The applicant shall be notified in writing of the action taken by the City Council. If the rezoning has been granted, the notification shall state the Zoning District to which land has been reclassified, the legal description of the property, and the date upon which the rezoning may lapse if not exercised as described above. (7) Time Limits. The Council recognizes that rezoning is ordinarily requested when an owner has a present intent to develop property for a particular use. Therefore, if a rezoning application is approved and no construction occurs on the rezoned site within one year, then the Council may, on its initiative, commence proceedings under Section 6.040 to rezone the property back to its original classification, 6.050. Procedure for Variances to this Code. (1) Generally. 12 Page 99