HomeMy WebLinkAboutFINAL ORDINANCE NO. 97-129CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 97-129
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A DEVELOPMENT MORATORIUM
RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF FENCES
The Lake Elmo City Council hereby ordains that Section 1360.07 and its
subdivisions shall be added to the Lake Elmo Municipal Code to read as follows:
"Section 1360.07
A. Recently the City has become aware that its current fence
regulations have required an unusual amount of interpretation. The City
has undertaken a study to determine whether new fence regulations
should be adopted.
B. The Lake Elmo City Council has requested its Planner and
Planning Commission to review current fence regulations and propose
revisions. New regulations have been drafted and are being reviewed.
C. Pending the completion of the review process, the Lake Elmo City
Council has determined that it would be in the public's interest to impose a
development moratorium on the issuance of new fence permits.
D. In order to achieve the above objective, a development moratorium
is hereby imposed prohibiting the construction of all fences on property
within the City of Lake Elmo, except for those fences required by the State
Building Code for safety purposes.
E. This moratorium shall be in effect for six (6) months from the date
of publication of this Ordinance, unless terminated by prior action of the
Lake Elmo City Council.
F. The Lake Elmo City Council may, by amendment to this Ordinance,
remove specific parcels from the moratorium if proposed fences will
comply with anticipated new regulations, or repeal the moratorium in its
entirety.
ADOPTION DATE: Passed by the Lake Elmo City Council on the 18th day of May,
2004.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be effective the day following its publication.
Dated: —5-18 r , 2004
Lee Hunt, M yor
ATTEST:
Martin J. Rafferty, City Administrator
PUBLICATION DATE: Published on the Z day of ���— 2004.
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