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CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 08-085 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE.ELMO CITY CODE OF ORDINANCESBY ADOPTING NEW 'ADMINISTRATIVE AND ENFORCEMENTPROVISIONS IN THE LAKE'ELMO:ZONING CODE. Section 1. Ordinance 08-005 The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo has adopted Ordinance No. 08-085, which replaces the administrative ,provisions of the City's Zoning 'Code. The revised ordinance includes the following components: • Identifies the City Staff that are responsible for 'issuing permits, enforcing the code, keeping records, processing applications and performing other administrative duties. • Outlines ,the application and review process with a unified list of application submittal requirements. —Establishes unified standards and procedures for the public hearing process. • Identifies and describes all of the permits that are required by the Zoning Code. Staff is recommending a new permit category called "Certificate of Zoning Compliance" to regulate uses that are not subject to requirements of the State Building 'Code, such as fences, driveways, small accessory structures, home occupations, among others. • Outlines all of the enforcement procedures as part of administering the Code. Finally, the Ordinance includes a placeholder for 'design review for when the City formally adopts some form of architectural design guidelines or standards. The full text of Ordinance No. 08- 085 is available for inspection at Lake Elmo city hall during regular business hours. Section 2 Effective Date• This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption and publication. ADOPTION DATE: Passed by the Lake Elmo. City Council on the 2nd day of July, 2013. Ayes: 4 Nays: 1 /s/ Mike Pearson, Mayor Attest: /s/ Adam Bali,' City Clerk (Oakdale -Lake Elmo Review: July 10, 2013)