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CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2013-51 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, 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. 08-085 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. 08-085, 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.
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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.
Dated: July 2, 2013. ___________________________________ Mike Pearson, Mayor ATTEST:
____________________________________ Adam Bell, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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.