HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 1534ORDINANCE 1534
CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
BEING AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE
NO. 1428, PERTAINING TO THE REZONING OF A CERTAIN PROPERTIES LOCATED AT
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SECTION l:
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights' Zoning Code encou~•ages the gradual elimination of
nonconformities; and
WHEREAS, the rezoning of the subject parcels will bring an existing use into compliance with the Zoning
Code; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights recognizes Central Avenue is a major commercial corridor in the
City and Comprehensive Plan goals focus on Central Avenue redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights recognizes that the LB. Limited Business District zoning is
restrictive in the types of commercial uses it allows along Central Avenue; and
WHEREAS, rezoning the subject parcels from LB, Limited Business District to GB, General Business
District provides a common ground for land use regulation for all businesses along Central Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the rezoning is consistent with the City Comprehensive Plan, as amended by Resolution 2007-
133, and is in the public interest and not solely for the benefit of a single property owner; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission has reviewed and recommends approval of
the proposed rezoning from LB, Limited Business District to GB, General Business District.
SECTION 2:
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after 30 days after its passage.
First Reading: December 10, 2007
Second Reading: January I4, 2008
Date of Passage: January 14, 2008
Offered by: Diehm
Seconded by: Williams
Roll Call: Ayes: Peterson, Williams, Diehm, Kelzenberg Abstain: Nawrocki
Patricia Muscovitz, CMC , --~~...
City Clerk