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EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 1506
AN INTERMI ORDINANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING THE PLANNING PROCESS
AND THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF CITY RESIDENTS; AND REGULATING
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
The City of Columbia Heights does ordaiu:
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 five residential
districts, three business districts, and two industrial districts, one mixed development district; and,
Section 4: The five residential districts are further classified in the Columbia Heights Zoning and Development
Ordinance as R-1, Single Family Residential, R-2A, One and Two Family Residential, R2-B, One and Two Family
Residential, R-3, Multiple Family Residential, and R-4, Multiple Family Residential Districts; and,
Section 5: The City Council determines it is necessary to undertake a land use study to determine the impact
transitional housing has on the residential neighborhoods, including specifically defIDing what transitional housing
is, where the transitional housing may be located throughout the City, and how close similar transitional housing
units may be from one another; and,
Section 6: The Columbia Heights City Council fmds it necessary and appropriate to prohibit the expansion of
existing transitional housing and the introduction of new transitional housing within the City, while the infonnation
is gathered regarding existing transitional housing so as to obtain an accurate depiction of the effects such existing
transitional housing have in Columbia Heights; and,
Section 7: Minnesota Statues, Section 462.355, Subd. 4 allows the City of Columbia Heights to adopt this Interim
Ordinance to protect the planning process. The City Council fmds that adoption of this Interim Ordinance will
protect the planning 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 transitional housing in the R-3,
Multiple Family Residential District and the R-4, Multiple Family Residential District effective immediately and
tenninating on March 13, 2007, and recognizing said time period may be shortened by adoption of an Emergency
Ordinance by the City Council.
Section 9: Activities affected by this moratorium include the establishment of transitional housing and the
expansion oftransitional housing within the R-3 and R-4 Residential Districts in the City of Columbia Heights for
the purpose of protecting the planning process pending completion.
Section 10: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately.
Passed the 13th day of March 2006
Offered by: Williams
Seconded by: Kelzenberg
Roll Call: Ayes: Peterson, Williams, Diehm, Kelzenberg
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Attest: y:1c~...-' r r ~i .'
Patrici~ Muscovitz, Deputy City Cl(W1J-.
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