09-10234rRESOLUTION NO. 10234
RESOLUTION APPROVING SUMMARY
PUBLICATION OF BILL NO. 2009-7
WHEREAS, the City has adopted the above referenced amendments to the
Richfield City Code; and
WHEREAS, the verbatim text of the amendments is cumbersome, and the
expense of publication of the complete text is not justified; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the following summary will
clearly inform the public of the intent and effect of Bill No. 2009-7.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of
Richfield, Minnesota, that the City Clerk shall cause the following summary of Bill No.
2009-7 to be published in the official newspaper in lieu of the entire ordinance:
SUMMARY PUBLICATION
BILL NO. 2009-7
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING; ESTABLISHING
REGULATIONS FOR A NEW PENN AVENUE CORRIDOR OVERLAY
DISTRICT; AMEDING RICHFIELD CITY CODE SUBSECTION 512.01;
AMENDING THE RICHFIELD CITY CODE BY CREATING A NEW
SUBSECTION 541.17; AMENDING APPENDIX 1 TO THE RICHFIELD
CITY CODE BY REZONING CERTAIN PROPERTIES ALONG PENN
AVENUE AS MIXED USE -COMMUNITY AND SUBJECT TO THE
PENN AVENUE CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT REGULATIONS
This summary of the ordinance is published pursuant to Section
.3.12 of the Richfield City Charter.
The ordinance establishes the Penn Avenue Corridor Overlay
District. The ordinance regulates the land uses that are permitted,
conditionally permitted or prohibited in this district. Through reference to
the Mixed Use -Community District regulations, it establishes building
setback and minimum and maximum building height requirements as well
as requirements for parking, vehicular and pedestrian circulation, exterior
lighting, open space, landscaping, and other performance standards. In
general, the Penn Avenue Corridor Overlay District allows for a mix of
residential, retail, and office uses, as is envisioned by the City's
Comprehensive Plan.
The ordinance also rezones most of the properties within the area
bounded by Highway 62 to the north, Queen Avenue to the west, 68th
Street to the south, and Oliver Avenue to the east into both the Mixed Use
- Community and Penn Avenue Corridor Overlay Districts.
Copies of the ordinance are available for public inspection in the
City Clerk's office during normal business hours or upon request by calling
the Department of Community Development at (612) 861-9760. A map
showing the new zoning district boundaries, as well as a list of the
addresses of properties that are being rezoned,. -can be obtained from the
Department of Community Development.
/s/
Nancy Gibbs, City Clerk
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk is directed to keep a copy of
the ordinance in her office at City Hall for public inspection and to post a full copy of the
ordinance in a public place in the City for a period of two weeks.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 24th day of
March, 2009. ~
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Debbie Goettel, Mayor
ATTEST:
Nancy Gibbs, ity Clerk