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Home My WebLink About1868-91 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1991/10/21NOTE: THIS ORDINANCE REPLACES EMERGENCY ORDINANCES 1863-91 and 186-91 UPON ITS NOVEIBER 14 , 1991, EFFECTIVE DATE . ORDINANCE NO, 1868-91 AN INTERIM ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN LAND USE APPROVALS IN SPECIFIED INDUSTRIAL AREAS THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. Purpose: The purpose of this ordinance is to establish a moratorium on land use approvals in certain industrial areas within the City pending final study and adoption of the Proposed Zoning Ordinance dated May 31, 1991. Section 2. Findings: The City Council hereby fords and determines as follows: a. The City adopted major amendments to the City's Comprehensive Plan on April 1, 1991 which affect land use, transportation and housing. b. The City's Zoning Ordinance is one of the primary tools used to implement the Comprehensive Plan. c. The City has appointed a Zoning Ordinance Task Force and Citizen Advisory Committee to provide guidance, direction and input in the preparation of the proposed new ordinance. d. The proposals and recommendations of these groups have been duly considered as they relate to zoning changes which are necessary to implement the Comprehensive Plan. e. A draft of the Proposed Zoning Ordinance dated May 31, 1991 has been developed based on the recommendations of the Zoning Ordinance Task Force. f. The Planning Commission has, pursuant to applicable State Statutes, considered the draft ordinance and has made specific recommendations thereon. g. The City Council held a public hearing in City Hall on August 6, 1991 for the purpose of hearing testimony regarding the Proposed Zoning Ordinance dated May 31, 1991 for the City of St. Louis Park. h. Testimony received at the public hearing indicated the existence of public concern regarding the general incompatibility between residential land ,uses and industrial land uses which abut one another. i. The Proposed Zoning Ordinance dated May 31, 1991 would not permit some of the proposed incompatible land uses in industrial areas. The City adopted an Interim Emergency Ordinance on August 19, 1991 which became effective on August 28, 1991 to restrict the establishment of certain industrial uses in the proposed industrial districts because of the concerns raised at the public hearing regarding the potential incompatibility of these industrial land uses and because of goals and policies stated in the City's j. Comprehensive Plan. k. The City Council is in the process of considering the adoption of the Proposed Zoning Ordinance dated May 31, 1991 and has scheduled a public hearing for October 23, 1991 on the Proposed Zoning Ordinance. 1. Adoption of this interim ordinance is necessary to protect the public health, safety and general welfare and to preserve the integrity of the planning and zoning process in the City of St. Louis Park. Section 3. Development Restrictions: Pursuant to the above findings and Minnesota Statutes 462.355 Subd. 4, the City of St. Louis Park hereby enacts the following development restrictions to be imposed upon those areas proposed to be zoned I -G, General Industrial, or I -P, Industrial Park Districts, pursuant to the Draft Zoning Ordinance dated May 31, 1991 and the Zoning Map appertenent thereto. a. No land use shall be established within the areas proposed to be designated as I -P, Industrial Park District, or I -G, General Industrial District, in the Proposed Zoning Ordinance dated May 31, 1991 unless such land use is listed as either permitted or permitted with conditions in the Proposed Zoning Ordinance dated May 31, 1991. b. This ordinance applies only to the establishment of land uses and does not require uses which may be legally established to adhere to performance standards or dimensional requirements contained in the Proposed Zoning Ordinance dated May 31, 1991. c. Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to prohibit any improvement necessary to correct violations of City Ordinance or State Law or which are necessary to correct situations where a hazard to public health and safety presently exist. Section 4. Term and Effective Date: This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication and shall remain in effect for a period of one year from its effective date or until the effective date of the Proposed Zoning Ordinance dated May 31, 1991, as amended or upon its rejection by the City Council, whichever comes first. ATTEST: Reviewed for administration: t' //- 6, City Manager 1956:RES4 Adopted the City Council October 21, 1991 Approved as to form and execution: City Attorney Minnesota Suburban Newspapers AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ® STATE OF MINNESOTA) COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS Gregory P t a c i n , being duly sworn on an oath says that he/sh the publisher or authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the newspaper known S t . Louis Park Sun -Sailor , and has full knowledge of the facts which stated below (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as a qualified newspa as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A 02, 331A 07, and other applicable laws, as amended (B)The printed Ordinance No. 1868-91 r City of St. Louis Park (Official Pubhcalion) SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO 1868-91 AN INTERIM ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN LAND USE APPROVALS IN SPECIFIED INDUSTRIAL AREAS The purpose of this ordinance is to estabhsh a moratorium on land use approvals in certain m- dustrial areas within the City pending final study and adoption of the Proposed Zoning Ordinance dated May 31, 1991 Specifically, no land use shall be estabhshed wrtlun the areas proposed to be designated as I -P, Industrial Park District, or I -G, General In- dustrial District, in the Proposed Zoning Or- dinance dated May 31, 1991 unless such land use is hsted as either permitted or permitted with conditions in the Proposed Zoning Ordinance dated May 31, 1991 This ordinance applies only to the establish- ment of land uses and does not require uses which may be legally established to adhere to perform- ance standards or dimensional requirements con- tained in the Proposed Zoning Ordinance dated May 31, 1991 This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication and shall remain in effect for a period of one year from its effective date or until the effective date of the Proposed Zoning Or- dinance dated May 31, 1991, as amended or upon its rejection by the City Council, whichever comes first Adopted by the City Council October 21, 1991 /s/ LYLE W HANKS Mayor A copy of the full text of this ordinance is available for inspection with the City Clerk (Oct 30, 1991) -SLP which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published once each week, for one successive weeks, it was first published on Wednesday , the 30 day ' of October , 19 91 , and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including , the day of , 19 , and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the notice abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz b BY TITLE General Manager Acknowledged before me on this It L 4! day of 1 • i • , 191_ ' No MERIDEL M HEDBLOM 1IOTAPY PUBLIC—MINNE"S OTA HENNEPN COUNTY MY COMMISSION EXPIRES 7-2-92 RATE INFORMATION (1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space (2) Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter (3) Rate actually charged for the above matter $ 1 10 per line (Line, word, or Inch rate) $ 749a per line (Line, word, or inch rate) $ 62a per line (Line, word, or inch rate)