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470 PJlsbury C"nrer I' <br /> 200 Sourh Sixth Srreet <br /> MICRO - • Minncaptilis MN 57402 <br /> ale (612) 337-9300 ceicphonc <br /> (612) 337.9310 fax <br /> http llw w.lcennedy-9ravett .eom <br /> SCOI-rJ. 14VVS <br /> Attorney at raw <br /> Direct Aial (612) 337-9260 <br /> L-mail: s+�5� °Qtcrnmdy-gr acu.wm I,.,. <br /> April 27) 2004 <br /> VIA FA,CSIMILEG & U .S. MAIL <br /> (763) 754-3462 <br /> Mr. Jim Ericson <br /> Mr. Kart Ulrich Community Development Director <br /> City Administrator City of Mounds View <br /> City of Mounds View 2401 Highway 10 <br /> 2401 highway 10 Mounds View, MN 55112 <br /> Mounds View, MN 55112 <br /> RE: Voting Requirements for Zoning Amendments <br /> our File No. MU210- 117 <br /> Dear Kurt and Jim: <br /> I'm writing this letter in response to our discussions regarding the required number of city council <br /> ment in the City of Mounds <br /> votes for approving a zoning amend View. Based upon the present <br /> lane rage of Mounds View City Code Section 1125 .01 , Subd. l .j . and Mounds View City Charter <br /> raised as to the required number of City council votes to <br /> Section 3 .04, Subd, 1 , an issue has been <br /> approve a zoning amendment (thus is a follow up to last Irighc' sHe council <br /> m Bapfist Church).regarding e <br /> planned in-At development ("PUD") amendment involving <br /> super majority voting requirement (4/50" s vote) required for a zoning amendment otaed containedu7 <br /> City Code Section 11256017 Subd_ l .j ., is not consistent with the voting language contained the <br /> State stat<ites authorizing the City to zone, Minnesota Statute Section 462.357, Subd. (b), <br /> reads as follows: <br /> Subject to requirements of subdivisions 3 , 4, and 5 , the governing body may adopt <br /> and amend a zoning ordinance by a majority vote of all its members. The adoption <br /> or amendment of any portion of the zoning ordinance which changes all or part of <br /> the existing classification of a zoning distract frnln residential to either commercial <br /> or industrial requires a twomtlurds majority vote of all members of the govemmg <br /> body. <br /> The question that was raised is whether or not the 415t11s votinn requirement contained in the City <br /> Code overrides the simple majority requirement contained in State statute. As we discussed, it is <br /> My opinion that the simple majority voting requirement contained in State statute for a zonin® <br /> amendment overrides the super majority (4/5013s) voting requirement contained in the City' s Code. <br /> slit 2A7os7v1 <br /> MU210. 117 <br /> t4Y-4 90D/ZDD d lkVml DIEElEEt19+ 0®ACID RpB008N-W01 � 5Y 5l VD-1Z-adV <br />