HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 1481EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 1481
AN INTERMI ORDINANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING THE PLANNING
PROCESS AND THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF CITY RESIDENTS; AND
REGULATING MOTOR VEHICLE SALES AND/OR LEASE LOTS
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
Section 1: On May 29, 2001, the City of Columbia Heights adopted Ordinance 1428, which is an
ordinance relating to and establishing a Zoning and Development plan and revised Zoning Map for the
City of Columbia Heights; and,
Section 2: Ordinance 1428 and subsequent amendments is officially known as the Columbia Heights
Zoning and Development Ordinance; mad,
Section 3: The Columbia Heights Zoning and Development Ordinance divides the City into four
residential districts, three business districts, and two industrial districts; mad,
Section 4: The three business districts are further classified in the Columbia Heights Zoning mad
Development Ordinance as LB, Limited Business District; GBD, General Business District; and CBD,
Conunercial Business District; and,
Section 5: The City Council determines it is necessary to undertake a land use study to determine the
effect that the operation of motor vehicle sales and/or leasing lots have and are having on the areas in
which they are located, including, but not limited to the effects on automobile traffic neat' the lots, the
effects on provision of city services to the properties and other effects arising from the operation of
businesses; and,
Section 6: The Columbia Heights City Council finds it necessary and appropriate to prohibit the
expansion of exiting motor vehicle sales and/or leasing lots and the establisltrnent of motor vehicle sales
and/or leasing lots while the information is gathered regarding existing lots so as to obtain an accurate
depiction of the effects such existing lots are having in Colmr~bia Heights; and,
Section 7: Milmesota Statues, Section 462.355, Subd. 4 allows the City of Columbia Heights to adopt
this Interim Ordinance to protect the plamaing process. The City Comacil finds that adoption of this
Interim Ordinatace will protect the platming process and the health, safety and welfare of its citizens
while the study provided for in this Ordinance is being conducted; and,
Section 8: The Columbia Heights City Council hereby imposes a moratorium on automobile businesses
in the General Business District effective immediately mad terminating on August 14, 2005, and
recogrfizing said time period may be shortened or extended by adoption of an Emergency Ordinance by
the City Council.
Section 9: Activities affected by this moratorium include the establislmaent of motor vehicle sales
and/or lease lots and the expansion of existing motor vehicle sales and/or lease lots within the General
Business District in the City of Columbia Heights for the pm'pose of protecting the platming process
pending completion.
Section 10: This Ordinm~ce shall be in full force and effect immediately.
Passed this 28th day of Februm-y 2005
Offered by: Nawrocki
Seconded by: Kelzenberg
Roll Call: Aye - Peterson, Willimns, Nawrocki, Kelzenberg, Ericson
Mayor Gar~,'L. Peterson
Attest:
atricia Muscovitz, CMC
Deputy City Clerk/Council Secretary