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7 STAFF REPORT To: Mayor and City Council Mike Morrison, City Manger From: Kim Moore -Sykes, Assistant City Manager Date: March 10, 2009 — Third and Final Reading Subject: 2009 Recodification of the City Code Background: This is the third and final reading for the City's recodiffed Code of Ordinances. The City's Code was last recodified in 1993. In the 15 years since, the Code of Ordinances has experienced occasional revisions that reflected changes in governing at the local, state, or federal levels. The City Code of Ordinances is a written format that describes for the public the authority, laws, and regulatory actions that are granted to the City of St. Anthony by State which are deliberate, legally enforceable, and binding. It establishes a protocol for administering the political business of the City; it reflects changes in public opinion with regard to the protection of the natural environment, public health and public safety; and authorizes the control and regulation of land uses within the City's corporate boundaries. The City Code has been re -organized and re -formatted so that the information can be easily found using titles, chapters, sections and subject matter located in a table of context. Further updating was done to remove obsolete, improper, or unlawful provisions. The language of the Code has been simplified where appropriate and updated to gender -neutral language where necessary. Staff then took additional time to further revise, refine and correct the codified document once it was received from American Legal Publishing. New or revised ordinances include: • Sign Ordinance as part of the Zoning Code • Building Code • Fire Code • Dangerous Dog Designation as part of the Animal Ordinance • Housing Code Adoption of Ordinance 09-001, AN ORDINANCE CODIFYING THE GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY, MINNESOTA: ADOPTING A NEW CITY CODE; REPEALING CERTAIN ORDINANCES will be published in the City's legal newspaper once approved by the City Council. Ordinance 09-001. also stipulates that the 2008 Code of Ordinances will be in effect as of the date of April 1, 2009. At that time, Staff will put the new Code online at the City's Web Site; provide a copy to the St. Anthony Branch of the Hennepin County Library; and have a copy available at City Hall for the public. Attachments: • Ordinance 09-001 2009 Recodification of City Code 3 reading