HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 1549ORDINANCE 1549
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
825 - 41S` AVENUE NE
SECTION 1:
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights promotes the healthy and safety of its citizens by ensuring
adequate public safety services; and
WHEREAS, the rezoning of the subject parcel will enable the construction of a new public safety facility; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights recognizes that the PO, Public and Open Space zoning allows far
public safety buildings as permitted uses; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights recent practice is to include publicly owned parcels in the PO,
Public and Open Space District; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights has embraced redevelopment efforts as a means to revitalize the
City's economic anal social welfare vitality; and
WHEREAS, rezoning the subject parcel from R-4, Multiple Family Residential to PO, Public and Open Space
provides opportunity for redevelopment of a vacant property; 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 R-4, Multiple Family Residential to PO, Public and Open Space.
SECTION 2:
This ordinance snail be in fuii force and effect from and after 30 days after its passage.
First Reading: June 9, 2008
Second Reading: June 23, 2008
Date of Passage: June 23, 2008
Offered by: Nawrocki
Seconded by: Diehm
Roll Call: Ayes: Peterson, Nawrocki, Diehm, Kelzenberg Absent: Williams
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atricia Muscovitz, CIVIC
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