2007 Miscellaneous issues ordinance

Zoning ordinance update

The miscellaneous issues ordinance is an annual ordinance to resolve discrepancies and improve the clarity of those sections of the City Code that relate to land development and zoning. Items included will typically be minor amendments that may not on their own merit the overhead of drafting, reviewing, publishing and hearing an ordinance.

Ordinance as adopted 12/17/07 (54KB, 10-page PDF)
Staff Report (23KB, 3-page PDF)

Ordinance title:

"AN ORDINANCE DELETING REFERENCES TO THE NATURAL AND HISTORICAL RESOURCES COMMISSION; DELETING REFERENCES TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUBDIVISION REVIEW COMMITTEE; MODIFYING THE DEFINITION OF “STRUCTURE, BUILDING AND TOWER HEIGHT”; CLARIFYING STANDARDS THAT APPLY TO UNSTABILIZED SOIL SURFACES; ADDING AND /OR MODIFYING DEFINITIONS AND DISTRICT USE CLASSIFICATIONS FOR “COIN SALES”, “PAWNSHOP”, “PRECIOUS GEM SALES”, “PRECIOUS METAL SALES”, AND “SECONDHAND GOOD SALES”; ADDING DEFINITIONS FOR “COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ” AND “DISTRICT PLAN ”; ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR NONRESIDENTIAL USES IN THE CONSERVATION (SC) DISTRICT; MODIFYING FINDINGS FOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS, CONDITIONAL USES, AND FINAL SITE AND BUILDING PLANS WITH RESPECT TO DISTRICT PLANS; DELETING THE DEFINITION OF “MERCHANDISE RESALE FACILITY”; DELETING REFERENCES TO MORATORIUM ON PAWN SHOPS AND SECONDHAND GOODS DEALERS; REORGANIZING THE TABLE LISTING USES ALLOWED BY ZONING DISTRICT; MODIFYING THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE TO BE A PERMITTED USE IN THE B-1, B-2, B-4, C-1 AND C-2 ZONING DISTRICTS; AND CORRECTING MULTIPLE REFERENCE ERRORS THEREBY AMENDING CHAPTERS 15, 16, 19, and 21 OF THE CITY CODE."

For more information or if you have comments or suggestions concerning Zoning Ordinance revisions, contact:

Planning Division
PH: 952-563-8920, FAX: 952-563-8949
E-mail: planning@ci.bloomington.mn.us