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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 7 Res 2013-018 Summary Publication of Ord 08-0731 Resolution No. 2013-18 CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2013-018 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCE 08-073 BY TITLE AND SUMMARY WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo has adopted Ordinance No. 08-073, an ordinance that updates the City’s rural district standards and adds a new RT Rural Development Transitional District to the Zoning Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the ordinance is lengthy; 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 Elmo, that the City Clerk shall cause the following summary of Ordinance No. 08-073 to be published in the official newspaper in lieu of the entire ordinance: Public Notice The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo has adopted Ordinance No. 08-073, which incorporates revised rural districts into the Zoning Ordinance. The ordinance repeals the existing A – Agriculture, RR – Rural Residential, and RE – Residential Estates districts and moves these districts into the new sections; renames the R-1 Single Family District to RS Rural Single Family; and adds a new RT – Rural Development Transitional District to the Zoning Ordinance. The other significant changes are as follows: • The rural districts have been reformatted using the new ordinance numbering and organizational scheme. • The districts are better organized using the urban districts as a guide. • The rural districts now make use of the more complete list of use classifications and definitions previously approved by the City, • The area that must be set aside on individual lots for septic drain fields has been reduced from 1 acre to 20,000 square feet in order to match the existing standards in RE – Residential Estate districts. Two treatment sites must still be identified on each building site for a primary and secondary system. Please note that the County rules require 10,000 square feet of area (5,000 for each of the primary and secondary sites) for drain fields. • The existing provisions related to cluster subdivisions in A and RR zones have been removed. 2 Resolution No. 2013-18 The full text of Ordinance No. 08-073 is available for inspection at Lake Elmo city hall during regular business hours. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo that the City Administrator keep a copy of the ordinance at City Hall for public inspection and that a full copy of the ordinance be placed in a public location within the City. ADOPTED BY THE LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL ON THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH, 2013. CITY OF LAKE ELMO By: _________________________________ Mike Pearson Mayor (Seal) ATTEST: ____________________________________ Adam Bell City Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member _____________________ and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against same: Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.