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TO:
Planning Commission
FROM: Bob Generous, Senior Planner
DATE:
September 4, 2001
SUB J:
Amendment to Section 20-41
The City Attorney has advised staff that the legislature has approved a law
requiring only a simple-majority for the approval of amendments to zoning
ordinances and rezoning of property. Only in the case of a rezoning of property
from residential to commercial will a supermajority of city council be required.
The existing ordinance is as follows:
Section 20-41. Generally.
The council may, from time to time, by a four-fifths vote of the entire
council adopt amendments to this chapter, including the zoning map.
Amendments shall not be adopted that are inconsistent with the city's
comprehensive plan unless the council expresses its intent to amend the
comprehensive plan.
The following, in a strikethrough for deletions and bold for new language is the
proposed ordinance amendment:
Thc council may, from timc to timc, by a four fifths vote of the entirc council
adopt amcndmcnts to this chaptcr, including the zoning map. The council may,
from time to time, by a majority vote of all members of city council adopt
amendments to this chapter, including the zoning map. Amendments which
change all or part of the existing classification of a zoning district from
residential to either commercial or industrial require a two-thirds (2/3)
majority vote of all members of the city council. Amendments shall not be
adopted that are inconsistent with the city's Comprehensive plan unless the
council expresses its intent to amend the comprehensive plan.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Planning Commission recommend approval of the
ordinance amendment shown in Attachment/ti.
ATTACHM]ENT
1. Ordinance Amending Section 20-41
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
SECTION 20-41 OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
CONCERNING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S ZONING
ORDINANCE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 20-41 of the Chanhassen City Code is amended to read as
follows:
SECTION 20-41. Generally.
Thc council may, from time to time, by a four 'fifths vote of the entire council adopt
amendments to this chapter, including thc zoning map. The council may, from time
to time, by a majority vote of alt members of the city council adopt amendments to
this chapter, including the zoning map. Amendments which change alt or part of the
existing classification of a zonina district fi'om residential to either commercial or
industrial require a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of all members of the city council.
Amendments shall not be adopted that are inconsistent with the city's comprehensive
plan unless the council express its intent to amend the comprehensive plan.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
Council of the City of Chanhassen.
day of
,2001, by the City
ATTEST:
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
Linda C. Jansen, Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on
,2001).
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