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Amending Chapters 60, 61, 64, and 66 of the Legislative Code pertaining to establish Ford zoning districts, site plan review for Ford zoning districts, sign regulations for Ford zoning districts, references to the Ford Site Zoning and Public Realm Master Plan, and minor and major amendments to the Ford Site Zoning and Public Realm Master Plan.
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WHEREAS, Zoning Code § 61.801(b), based on Minnesota Statutes § 462.357, Subd. 4, provides that amendments to the Zoning Code may be initiated by the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Ford Site Zoning and Public Realm Master Plan was adopted by City Council Resolution PH 17-261, and associated amendments to the Zoning Code were adopted by Ordinance 17-40; and
WHEREAS, Zoning Code § 66.951 provides that the Ford Site Zoning and Public Realm Master Plan can be amended by City Council resolution after a public hearing and Planning Commission review and recommendation; and
WHEREAS, engagement efforts that informed the Ford Site Zoning and Public Realm Master Plan revealed significant interest in how the buildings and public spaces of the site would look and function; and
WHEREAS, the Ford Site Zoning and Public Realm Master Plan states that design standards for buildings and public spaces on the Ford site will be prepared and added to the document; and
WHEREAS, amendments to the Zoning Code are necessary for consistency with the Ford Site Zoning and Public Realm Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, in Ordinance 17-40, directed that design standards for the Ford site redevelopment area would be reviewed by the Planning Commission and considered for adoption by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning Committee, on May 29, 2019, forwarded its recommendation to the Planning Commission for initiation of a zoning study for Zoning Code amendments corresponding to proposed design standards amendments to the Ford Site Zoning and Public Realm Master Plan;
WHERE...
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