Development Business - Cathy Sorensen, City Clerk
Title
Title
Summary Publication - Ordinance 22-2514 Granting Amendments to Revise and Update Sections of the Blaine Zoning Ordinance. City of Blaine (Case File No. 22-0067/EES)
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Executive Summary
Adopt the proposed resolution allowing for publication of title and summary of Ordinance 22-2514.
Background
Minnesota Statute 412.191, Subd. 4, provides for publication of the title and summary of an ordinance in the case it is lengthy if the City Council determines that publication of the title and a summary would clearly inform the public of the intent and effect of the ordinance. As Ordinance 22-2514 is lengthy, staff is recommending adoption of the proposed summary resolution. The summary resolution requires an affirmative vote of four-fifths of the council and the entire ordinance is available for inspection during regular office hours at city hall and can be forwarded upon request.
Strategic Plan Relationship
This item relates to the effective communication priority in the strategic plan by effectively yet fiscally efficiently communicating amendments to city code.
Board/Commission Review
The ordinance was reviewed and recommended for approval by the Planning Commission. There was no commission review of the summary ordinance.
Financial Impact
Ordinance publication is included in the annual city budget.
Public Outreach/Input
N/A
Staff Recommendation
Adopt the resolution providing for a summary publication of Ordinance 22-2514.
Attachment List
None.
Body
WHEREAS, City Code states if the City Council of the City of Blaine determines, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 412.191, subd. 4, that publication of the title and a summary of an ordinance would clearly inform the public of the intent and effect of the ordinance, the Council may, by a four-fifths vote of its membership, direct that only the title of the ordinance and a summary be published with notice that a printed copy of the entire ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours in the office of the City Clerk. The publication of the title and summary shall be deemed to fulfill all legal publication requirements as completely as if the entire ordinance had been published; and
WHEREAS, the following is the official summary of Ordinance No. 22-2514 approved by the Blaine City Council on December 19, 2022. The purpose of the ordinance is to amend sections throughout the Blaine Zoning Ordinance that clarifies definition of practical difficulty, appeals process, density requirements in R-3 districts, new uses such as data centers in I-1, I-1A, I-2, and I-2A; taprooms in B-2, B-3, and B-5, modifications to existing uses such as personal care, health care, and others in I-1 and I-2 districts, amendments to parking requirements, allowing special purpose fences on multifamily residential properties, revising R-1 districts to allow for up to three accessory buildings, minimum lot size amendments for commercial districts, industrial outside storage location amendments, residential storage container limitations, manufactured homes/recreational vehicle allowances, and various housekeeping amendments.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Blaine determined that the Ordinance Summary clearly informs the public of the intent and effect of Ordinance 22-2514
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Blaine City Council by the City Council of the City of Blaine hereby directs that the title and Ordinance Summary of amendments shall be published in the official city newspaper and hereby gives notice that printed copies of the complete ordinance are available for inspection by any person during regular office hours at the Office of the Blaine City Clerk, and that a copy of the entire text shall be posted in the official posting place in the City, and further directs that a copy of this Resolution, as enacted will be published.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Blaine this 19th day of December, 2022.