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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