HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 1995-27CITY OF PLYMOUTH
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 95- 27
AN INTERIM ORDINANCE TEMPORARILY PROHIBITING
CERTAIN PLATS
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Background.
1.01. The City is concerned that industrial and commercial development
will have an adverse effect on adjacent residential development unless changes to
the City's official controls are adopted.
1.02. The City has not comprehensively reviewed the official controls for
the area in over fifteen (15) years.
1.03. There are a number of significant land use issues including:
a) The purpose, desired character, and location requirements of the
various commercial and industrial land use classifications identified by
the City's Comprehensive Plan.
b) Commercial and industrial zoning classifications and the permitted,
conditional, and accessory uses to be allowed in each of the districts,
including the possibility of establishing new zoning classifications or
eliminating current zones.
c) The appropriate planning and zoning classifications of existing and
future commercial and industrial land, with special emphasis on the
highway corridors.
d) Establishing appropriate development standards for commercial and
industrial uses, including but not limited to: standards for conditional
uses; setbacks and lot coverage; building height and bulk;
landscaping, yard, and buffering requirements; parking lot design and
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minimum parking requirements; building materials and colors, and
outside storage and display.
e) Reviewing and revising the application requirements and procedures
for review of site plans, general development plans, conditional use
permits and planned unit development plans.
fj Updating the Subdivision Code to ensure that it is consistent with the
Zoning Ordinance requirements and procedures, and with current
practice and requirements for subdividing land and constructing
infrastructure.
g) Reviewing the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan,
including an examination of the thoroughfare plan and the need for
accesses and interchanges in the two major highway corridors.
1.04. There is a need for a study to be conducted so that the City can adopt
a set of comprehensive official controls pertaining to such uses and issues. The
study will address the land use issues, including those referenced above.
1.05. The City Council hereby directs that such a study be undertaken by
the City's Planning Department.
1.06. There is a need for an interim ordinance for the purpose of protecting
the planning process and the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City.
There is a need to restrict such uses until the study has been completed and any
modifications to the City's official controls are accomplished.
1.07. Minnesota Statutes § 462.355, Subd. 4 (1994) permits the adoption
of an interim ordinance during the planning process.
SECTION 2. Definitions.
The following terms whenever used in this ordinance shall be interpreted to
mean:
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Commercial or industrial guided property: Property guided as follows
under the Land Use Guide Plan in the City's Comprehensive Plan:
CL
Limited Business
CS
Service Business
CR
Retail Shopping
CC
Community Center
IP
Planned Industrial
Commercial or industrial zoned property: Property with the following
zoning district classifications:
B-1
Office Limited Business District
B-2
Shopping Center Business District
B-3
Service Business District
I-1
Planned Industrial District.
M.P.U.D.
Mixed Use Planned Unit Development
Official Controls: City plans and ordinances which control the physical
development of the City including the City's Comprehensive Plan, zoning
ordinance, and subdivision ordinance.
Plat: The drawing or map of a subdivision prepared for filing of record
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 505 (1994) and containing all
elements and requirements set forth in applicable Plymouth city ordinances
adopted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 462.358 and Chapter 505
(1994).
SECTION 3. Temporary Moratorium. Pending the completion of the
above referred to study and adoption of appropriate official controls, no plat for
land zoned commercial or industrial or guided commercial or industrial, shall be
approved and no application for such approval will be accepted. This ordinance
shall not apply to plats which have previously been preliminarily approved by the
City Council or to active applications for plat approval submitted prior to the
effective date of this ordinance.
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SECTION 4. Enforcement. The City may enforce this ordinance by
injunction or any other appropriate civil remedy in any court of competent
jurisdiction.
SECTION 5. Separability. Every section, provision or part of this
ordinance is declared separable from every section, provision or part of this
ordinance. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance is adjudged to be
invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not invalidate any
other section, provision or part of this ordinance.
SECTION 6. Duration. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval
by the City Council and shall remain in effect until the date of the adoption of the
official controls contemplated hereunder or November 1, 1995, whichever occurs
first.
ADOPTED this 2nd day of May, 1995, by the City Council of the City of
Plymouth.
ATTEST:
Laurie Ahrens, City Clerk
Published: Sun Sailor, 5-17-95.
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