06-9712r
RESOLUTION NO. 9712
RESOLUTION APPROVING SUMMARY
PUBLICATION OF BILL NO. 2006-1
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. 2006-1
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.
2006-1 to be published in the official newspaper in lieu of the entire ordinance:
SUMMARY PUBLICATION
BILL NO. 2006-1
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING; ESTABLISHING
REGULATIONS FOR THREE MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICTS,
INCLUDING MIXED-USE REGIONAL, MIXED-USE COMMUNITY AND
MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD; AMENDING THE RICHFIELD ZONING
CODE BY CREATING A NEW SUBSECTION 530; AMENDING
APPENDIX 1 TO THE RICHFIELD ZONING CODE BY REZONING
CERTAIN PROPERTIES WITHIN THE 1-494 CORRIDOR AREA AS
MIXED-USE REGIONAL, MIXED-USE COMMUNITY, AND MIXED-USE
NEIGHBORHOOD; AMENDING SUBSECTION 516.01 OF THE
RICHFIELD ZONING CODE; AMENDING SUBSECTION 506.07 OF THE
RICHFIELD ZONING CODE
This summary of the ordinance is published pursuant to Section
3.12 of the Richfield City Charter.
The ordinance establishes three new zoning districts: Mixed Use
Neighborhood, Mixed Use Community, and Mixed Use Regional. The
ordinance regulates the land uses that are permitted, conditionally
permitted or prohibited in each district. It establishes building setback and
minimum and maximum building height requirements. It also establishes
requirements for parking, vehicular and pedestrian circulation, exterior
lighting, open space, landscaping, and other performance standards for
each district. In general, the mixed use zoning districts allow for higher
density development with a mix of retail, office and residential uses, as is
envisioned by the City's Comprehensive Plan. The ordinance requires
site plan approval for all development within the mixed use districts and
establishes regulations for uses and structures that do not conform to the
new regulations.
The ordinance also rezones most of the properties within the area
bounded by Knox Avenue to the west, Cedar Avenue to the east, 77th
Street to the north, and Interstate 494 to the south into one of the three
new mixed use district. In general, the properties rezoned to Mixed Use
Regional are located adjacent to north-south collector streets that will
retain access to 1-494, including Lyndale Avenue, Portland Avenue and
Cedar Avenue. The properties rezoned to Mixed Use Community are
generally located near north-south collector streets that will not have
access to 1-494 in the future but will provide connections to the city of
Bloomington, including Nicollet Avenue and 12th Avenue. The properties
rezoned to Mixed Use Neighborhood are generally located in areas that
do not abut north-south collector streets.
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.
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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 10th day of
January, 2006. /:J;;~ W
Martin J. K:' , Mayor
ATTEST:
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Nancy Gibbs, ~y Clerk