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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 1043 - 2025/07/28ORDINANCE NO. 1043 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XV, CHAPTERS 154, 158, 159 AND 160 OF THE MOUNDS VIEW MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC HEARING PROCESSES THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title XV, Chapter 154, Section 154.058 of the Mounds View Municipal Code by adding the underlined material and deleting the StFmGkee material as follows: § 154.058 CONDITIONAL USES. The City Council shall hea; and decide applications for conditional uses permits permissible under this chapter. Applicants or property owners shall submit applications for conditional use permits to the city's Community Development Department. City staff wig shall then forward the application to the Planning Commission for Gonsider-a i„n a public hearing on the request. AfteFtaking—antien on the Fe^uest, The Planning Commission shall refer the onnfino+i„n then make its recommendation to the City Council for a decision. (A) Public Hears hearing. Upon receiving an application for a conditional use permit, the city shall submit to the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources by mail a copy of the application for proposed conditional use permit at least ten days before they Planning Commission holds the public hearing. SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title XV, Chapter 158, Section 158.020 of the Mounds View Municipal Code by adding the underlined material and deleting the StFiGken material as follows: § 158.020 PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAN APPLICATION. (H) Public hearing. Preliminary plats of subdivisions shall require a public hearing at the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall hold the public hearing and then make its recommendation to the City Council. The GeunGi ha GE)RdUGt G Unh hearing upon Fee ' +e+pt of the Planning a-rd.7.E)n,RgCMi.,gymrtmend + The City Administrator shall cause notice of the hearing to be published in the official newspaper at least ten days prior to the hearing. SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title XV, Chapter 159, Section 159.006 of the Mounds View Municipal Code by adding the underlined material and deleting the stF*Gken material as follows: § 159.006 WETLAND ZONING DISTRICTS. (B) Modification of district. A wetland zoning district may be modified or eliminated by four -fifths affirmative vote of the CityCouncil after a public hearing at the Planning Commission and notice as set forth in S#+Chapter 160 of this code of ordinances. Wetland zoning districts may not be eliminated unless it can be shown that the original designation is in error or that conditions have changed. When modifying or removing a wetland zoning district, the Council shall use the criteria and methods established in the Federal Manual for Identifying and Delineating Jurisdictional Wetlands, dated January, 1989, as amended from time to time. SECTION 4. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title XV, Chapter 160, Section 160.251 of the Mounds View Municipal Code by adding the underlined material and deleting the etFmGken material as follows: § 160.251 PROCEDURE. (A) The developer shall submit a plan for development to the City Administrator together with the required fees. The City Administrator shall forward the plans to the PlaRning and Parks and Recreation Commissions, who shall submit their comments and recommendations to the Planning Commission for a public hearing. The Planning Commission shall hold the public hearing and make its recommendation to the City Council Within all days of FeGe A. The City Council, within 90 days of s b miooion of the plan to the Commissions, may approve, disapprove or resubmit the proposal to the Commissions for further consideration. SECTION 5. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title XV, Chapter 160, Section 160.318(B)(2) of the Mounds View Municipal Code by adding the underlined material and deleting the striGken material as follows: (2) Process. (a) Developer attends application conference; (b) File application for a conditional use permit or rezoning concurrently with the submission of the general concept plan (at least 21 days prior to Planning Commission 2 meeting) consisting of the information and submissions required under § 160.319(A) of this chapter, general concept stage; (c) City staff reviews application, prepares report and recommendations; (d) Planning Commission receives application and report of city staff; (e) Planning Commission holds a public hearing and makes a recommendation to the City Council on the general concept plan; and (f�nai�nGil holds a publip hearing; d (g) City Council reviews all recommendations and approves- or denies application(s). SECTION 6. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title XV, Chapter 160, Section 160.450 of the Mounds View Municipal Code by adding the underlined material and deleting the eken material as follows: § 160.450 PROCEDURE. (A) Request for amendments. Request for amendments of this chapter, the official zoning map, interim use permits, or conditional use permits, as provided within this chapter, shall be filed with the City Administrator on an official application form. The application shall also be accompanied by ten copies of detailed written and graphic materials fully explaining the proposed change, development or use. The City Administrator shall refer the application, along with all related information, to the Planning and Zoning Commission for consideration and a report and recommendation to the City Council. (1) Public hearing. Upon Gei„i�the report and ronommonida}inn of the Planning and iv report v� a u� �u Zen+ngGommissien and the -city staff, the Git Goue The Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing in compliance with M.S. § 462.357, subd. 3, as it may be amended from time to time, and shall make a recommendation to the City Council, which -ate shall make a recorded finding of fact and shall impose any conditions it considers necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare. (J) Voting thresholds. (1) rnendrneRtS +o the offinial zoning mop that Change all or part of an existing ..� �w w the ..� �..�.w� �� .y map �uN a u� �yv aan vi part v� awry r The adoption or amendment of any portion of this chapter which changes all or part of the existing classification of a zoning district from residential to either commercial or industrial requires a two-thirds majority vote of all members of the governing body. (2) All other amendments to this chapter, to the official zoning map or for a conditional use permit shall require passage by a thee-fifthsy to majority vote of the full City Council. 3 SECTION 7. In accordance with Section 3.07 of the City Charter, and assuming at least four -fifths of the City Council vote to adopt this ordinance, City staff shall have the following summary printed in the official City newspaper in lieu of the complete ordinance: On July 17, 2025, the Mounds View City Council adopted Ordinance 1043, "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XV, CHAPTERS 151, 154, 158, 159 AND 160 OF THE MOUNDS VIEW MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC HEARING PROCESSES," which amends the existing municipal code pertaining to public hearings related to certain zoning and subdivision requests. Those include public hearings related to the closure of manufactured home parks; preliminary plat approval for subdivisions; modification of wetland zoning districts; Conservancy, Recreation and Preservation District development plans; Planned Unit Development general concept plans; and interim use permits and conditional use permits. The ordinance changes the public body responsible for hearing such requests from the City Council to the Planning Commission. The ordinance also makes minor revisions for clarity, consistency, and compliance with state law voting thresholds for amending zoning regulations. A printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection during regular business hours at Mounds View City Hall and is available online at the City's web site located at www.moundsviewmn.org. SECTION 8. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days from and after its passage and publication, in accordance with Section 3.09 of the City Charter. Introduction and First Reading by the Mounds View City Council on July 14, 2025. Second Reading and Adoption by the Mounds View City Council on July 28, 2025. Publication Date: July 30, 2025. Za ` Lindstrom, Mayor Attest: 41)- j Nyle km d, ity Administrator (SEAL) M AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY 1 | P a g e I, Kayla Tsuchiya, being duly sworn on oath, says: that she is, and during all times herein state has been, Inside Sales Representative of Northwest Publication, LLC., Publisher of the newspaper known as the Saint Paul Pioneer Press, a newspaper of General circulation within the City of St. Paul and the surrounding Counties of Minnesota and Wisconsin including Ramsey and Kanabec. That the notice hereto attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper and was printed and published therein on the following date(s): Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Newspaper Ref./AD Number#: 71532768 Client/Advertiser: City of Mounds View AFFIANT SIGNATURE Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of August, 2025 Barbara Lynn Regal NOTARY PUBLIC Washington County, MN Kayla Tsuchiya (Aug 1, 2025 14:32:36 CDT) Kayla Tsuchiya barbara regal (Aug 1, 2025 14:36:06 CDT)