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· COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA 55421
ORDINANCE NO. 77l
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 462,
BEING AN ORDINANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING
HEALTH, SAFETY,. ORDER, CONVENIENCE AND GENERAL
WELFARE BY REGULATING THE USE OF LAND, THE
LOCATION AND THE USE OF BUILDINGS AND THE,
ARRANGEMENT OF BUILDING LOTS, AND THE DENSITY
OF POPULATION iN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.
THE CITY OF CO I.LNBIA HEIGHTS DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. Ordinance No. 462 is hereby amended as follows:
Creation of R-5 zone. An R-5 zone is herein
created to allow the Planned Unit Development
of Town Houses in the City of Columbia Heights.
Section 2. Town Houses shall be subject to the following:
A townhouse is a single family building which
may be one of up to eight buildings
comprising a single structure not over
2 stories.
b. A townhouse shall have three to eight units.
The structure containing townhouses shall
conform to all yard requirements.
A townhouse structure having an overall length
greater than 80 feet shall have an off-set of
eight feet or more or an angle of 22.5 degrees
or more.
A development project containing more than one
structure shall require a conditional use
permit.
Section 3.
Application Review Procedure shall consist of the
following:
Concept Plan~ Th~ applicant may request a
concept review of the proposed development by
the Planning Commission to gain information and
thoughts relevant to the City Plan and his
development, provided the following data is
made available to the City in 6 copies.
(1)
Base Map showing applicant's 'land, plus
lot and use pattern for all the land within
four hundred (400) feet or more if necessary
to show relationship.
Statement as to the type of use and
architecture as to height' and bulk.
(3)
Statement on population as to density,
number, age distribution, occupancy, etc.
(4)
Physical feature map showing topography,
tree location, drainage pattern and
availability of utilities.
(5)
Concept Plan in sufficient detail to
understand density, use relationship
access, parking, open space and buil~i'ng
mass.
Preliminary Plan: The applicant shall file,
with the application or within six [6) months
after Concept Plan review, a preliminary plan
and supporting data. Within sixty (60) days
after verification by the staff that the required
plan and supporting data is adequate, the
Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing.
The staff report shall be made avai1able at least
10 days prior to the public hear~ng~ After the
hearing, the Planning Commission shall forward
to the City Council their recommendation in writing.
The City Council shall disapprove, approve or
approve with modification and notify the applicant
within sixty [60) days after receipt of
recommendation unless the applicant agrees to
a continuance.
Final Plan: Upon approval of the Preliminary
Plan by the Council, the applicant may file a
request for approval of Final Plan for the
entire PUD or for one or more of the development
stages as made a part of the supporting data.
The Preliminary Plan approval shall become void
within one year unless a request is rlade for a
Final Plan approval. The P]annin9 Commission
shall place a request for Final Plan approval on
the next regular Plannin9 Commission agenda after
ten (10) days from date of filing. The findings
and recommendations of the Plannin9 Commission
shall be forwarded to the Council for consideration.
Section 4.
Should any section, subdivision, clause or other
provision of this ordinance be declared by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision
shall not effect the validity of the ordinance as a
whole nor any part thereof other than the part so
declared to be invalid.
Section 5.
Any person violating this ordinance shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon cony[ce[on shall be
punished by a fine not to exceed Three hundred
dollars ($300.00) or by imprisonment for a period
not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both.
Section 6.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force from and after thirty (30) days after its
passa9e.
First reading:Je December 13, 1971
§econd reading:Dec. 27, 1971
Offered by: Jeska
Seconded by: Land
Roll Call: All ayes
Br~-~e ~G. Nawrocki, Mayor