HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1449EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 1449
BEING AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1428,
ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE 2001
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; and,
Section 3: The Columbia Heights Zoning and Development Ordinance divides the City into four residential
districts, three business districts, and two industrial districts; and,
Section 4: The two industrial districts are further classified in the Columbia Heights Zoning and Development
Ordinance as I-1, Light Industrial District; and 1-2, General Industrial District; and,
Section 5: The City Council detern-dnes it is necessary to undertake a strategic master planning process to
determine the highest and best use of industrial zoned properties, and,
Section 6: In an effort to protect the strategic planning process, and the health, safety, and welfare of the public,
the Columbia Heights City Council hereby imposes a moratorium on the I-1 Light and I-2 General Industrial zoned
properties within the area generally bounded by 3ra Street on the west, 40th Avenue on the north, Jackson Street on
the east, and 37t~ Avenue on the south, in the City of Columbia Heights, effective immediately and terminating on
July 8, 2003, and recognizing said time period/nay be shortened or extended by adoption of an Emergency
Ordinance by the City Council.
Section 7: Activities affected by this moratorium include anything in the industrial districts addressed above
requiring action by the Planning and Zoning Commission, or building permits. This does not include building
permits for maintenance issues such as roofs and/or siding.
Section 8: This Ordinance shall be in full face and effect immediately.
Date of Passage:
July 8, 2002
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
l~atricia Muscovitz, D~uty City Cl~k
Williams
Ayes: Peterson, Wyckoff, Williams, Nawroc '
'"~VIayor Gar~. Pete~son