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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