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ORDINANCE 95-296 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 320 OF THE HUGO CITY CODE ENTITLED "ZONING" BY ESTABLISHING BUILDING SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FROM CERTAIN PIPELINES WHEREAS, transportation of hazardous liquids through certain pipelines may pose a threat to human health and safety through the potential of fire, explosion , or release of toxic materials into the environment, and 1 WHEREAS, such pipelines are necessary for the maintenance of the community ' s economy , as well as the provision of resources and materials for residential , commercial , and industrial use, and WHEREAS, it is the City ' s intent to regulate construction near certain pipelines to create a buffer area limiting the potential for damage to human health, safety , and property , and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Section 299,7 .05 provides authority to, and places responsibility on , cities to adopt regulations and place controls on construction near certain pipelines; NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUGO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA: 1 . Chapter 320-3, Subd . B, DEFINITIgNS is hereby amended to include the following paragraphs: (34) . Substantial Pipeline means: 1 . A pipe with a nominal diameter of six inches or more, that is used to transport hazardous liquids, but does not include pipe used to transport a hazardous liquid by gravity , and pipe used to transport or store a hazardous liquid within a refining , storage, or manufacturing facility ; or 2. Pipe operated at a pressure of more than 275 pounds per square inch that carries gas; or 3. Pipe as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section 2995.02, Subd . 11 . (35) . Place of Publicmeans a site that is occupied by 20 or more persons on at least five days a week for ten weeks in any 12-month period . The days and weeks need not be consecutive. 2. Chapter 320-5, is hereby amended to add Subd . S as follows: Subd . S. No building or place of public assembly shall be constructed or altered to be nearer to a substantial pipeline than the boundary of the pipeline easement, as legally established at the time of issuance of any building permit or the commencement of any construction . For the purposes of this subdivision , "building" shall include decks, overhangs, porches, or similar structures, but shall not include appurtenances required to operate or maintain pipeline systems.