HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 1567EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 1567
AN INTERIM ORDINANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING THE PLANNING
PROCESS AND THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF CITY RESIDENTS; AND
REGULATING DYNAMIC LED SIGNS IN ALL COMII~RCIAL DISTRICTS
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
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
commercial districts, three business districts, and two industrial districts, one mixed development district;
and,
Section 4: The three commercial districts are further classified in the Columbia Heights Zoning and
Development Ordinance as LB, Limited Business District, GB, General Business District, and CBD,
Central Business District; and,
Section 5: On August 25, 2008, the City Council approved Ordinance 1553, allowing the use of dynamic
LED signs throughout the City; and,
Section 6: The intent of Ordinance 1553 was to permit dynamic LED signs only as an integral part of a
monument sign, with the exception of motor fuel stations, which may utilize such signage on existing
pylon signs to display fuel prices only; and,
Section 7: Language specifying that motor fuel stations may only utilize dynamic LED signs on
existing pylon signs to promote the price of fuel only was inadvertently omitted from Ordinance 1553;
and,
Section 8: The Columbia Heights City Council finds it necessary and appropriate to prohibit the
expansion of new dynamic LED signs within the City, while Ordinance 1553 is amended in order to
reflect the original intention. of the ordinance; and,
Section 9: 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 finds 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 10: The Columbia Heights City Council hereby imposes a moratorium on dynamic LED signs in
the LB, Limited Business District, GB, General Business District, and CBD, Central Business District
effective immediately for the duration of six months, terminating on January 13, 2010, and recognizing
said time period may be shortened by an ordinance adopted by the City Council.
Section 11: Activities affected by this moratorium include the establishment of new dynamic LED signs
within the LB, GB and CBD Commercial Districts in the City of Columbia Heights for the purpose of
protecting the planning process pending completion.
Section 12: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately.
Passed this 13t" day of July 2009
Offered by: Nawrocki
Seconded by: Diehm
Roll Call: Ayes: Peterson, Williams, Nawrocki, Diehm, Kelzenberg
~ Patricia Muscovitz, CMC
City Clerk