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File #: Ord 10-31    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
In control: City Council
Final action: 10/27/2010
Title: Final Adoption - An ordinance adopting the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) based zoning map as the official zoning map. (Old No. 10-1096)
Sponsors: Kathy Lantry
Attachments: 1. GIS Ordinance.pdf, 2. GIS Map ordinance.pdf
Title
Final Adoption - An ordinance adopting the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) based zoning map as the official zoning map.  (Old No. 10-1096)
 
Body
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Based Official Zoning Map
 
An ordinance amending Legislative Code Chapter 60, Zoning Districts and Maps Generally, amending language, adopting new maps
 
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, on May 21, 2010, released a draft Geographic Information Systems Official Zoning Map and Ordinance for public review, and set a public hearing for July 2, 2010; and
WHEREAS, notice of the hearing was published pursuant to Minnesota Statutes ยง 462.357, Subd. 3, and mailed to the early notification list and other interested parties; and
WHEREAS,  a public hearing on the proposed Geographic Information Systems Official Zoning Map and Ordinance was conducted by the Planning Commission on July 2, 2010, notice of which was published three times in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press and was mailed to the City's Early Notification System, and at which all persons present were allowed to testify; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission referred the proposed map and ordinance to the Comprehensive Planning Committee for consideration, review of the public testimony, and recommendation; and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Planning Committee, on July 13, 2010, forwarded its recommendations to the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the public testimony and the recommendations of the Comprehensive Planning Committee;
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Planning Commission submitted its recommendations on these Zoning Code amendments to the City Council on July 30, 2010;
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
 
Section 1
That Legislative Code Chapter 60, Zoning Code General Provisions and Definitions, pertaining to Zoning Districts and Maps Generally, is hereby amended as follows:
 
Sec. 60.304.  District boundaries interpreted.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the districts established in this code as shown on the zoning map, the following rules shall be applied:
(a)   Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following the centerline of streets or highways, street lines, or highway right-of-way lines or railroad right-of-way lines, such centerlines, street lines or right-of-way lines shall be construed to be said boundaries.
(b)   Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following lot lines or section lines, such lot lines or section lines shall be construed to be said boundaries.
(c)   Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately parallel to the centerlines of streets or the centerlines of right-of-way lines of highways or railroads, such district boundaries shall be construed as being parallel thereto and at such distances therefrom as indicated on the zoning map. If no such distance is given, such dimensions shall be determined by the use of the scale shown on said zoning map.
 
Section 2
 
That the Official Zoning Map incorporated by reference in Section 60.303 of the Zoning Code is hereby amended as shown on the map attached to this ordinance.
 
Section 3
 
This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its passage, approval, and adoption.
 
 
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