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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 4430, 4442 A*\D 444V l^.•El\TT1\L~L A V Ll,\ VL 1\TE 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