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CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCE 08-085 BY TITLE AND SUMMARY WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo has adopted Ordinance No. 08-085, an ordinance replacing the administrative provisions of the City's Zoning Code; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes. section 412.191, subd. 4, allows publication by title and summary in the case of lengthy ordinances or those containing charts or maps; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the following summary would clearly inform the public of the intent and effect of the ordinance, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lake Elm that the City Clerk shall cause the following summary of Ordinance No. 08-085 to be published in the official newspaper in lieu of the entire ordinance: I Public Notice 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 pen -nits, 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 pen -nits 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 placcholder 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. Resolution No. 2011-51 Page I of 2