Ordinance No. 131 Consolidated Land Use Ordinance

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published in the City's official legal publication not less than ten (10) nor more than thirty (30) days with said notice stating the date, time, place and a summary of the application. A similar notice shall be mailed to all owners of real property located within three hundred fifty (350'0") feet of the Conditional or Interim Use site based upon a list and mailing labels secured from Ramsey County Property Records and Revenue. 5. Referral to City Council. The Planning Commission shall make written findings of fact in accordance with the Comprehensive Municipal Plan and recommendation to approve or deny the application to the City Council which shall include such actions or conditions relating to the request as may be deemed necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this Ordinance. 6. Action by City Council. Upon receipt of the written recommendation of the Planning Commission and public comment, the matter shall be placed on the agenda for a regular meeting of the City Council, the date of such meeting to be not more than the number of days allowed by law after the date of receipt of a completed application unless such date is extended or waived. If no recommendation is transmitted to the City Council by the Planning Commission within thirty (30) days of its receipt, the City Council may take action without further communication from the Planning Commission. In considering the application, the City Council shall determine that the proposed Conditional or Interim Use: 1. Will not be detrimental to public health, safety, and general welfare; 2. Is in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the Comprehensive Municipal Plan; 3. Is in compliance with this Ordinance. The City Council shall, in the form of a resolution, make a written finding of fact, convey its decision to approve or deny the application, and impose such conditions on approvals as may be necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. Approvals shall require a majority vote of the City Council. 7. Issuance of Conditional or Interim Use Permit. The Zoning Administrator shall promptly notify the applicant in writing of the decision of the City Council, said notice considered delivered upon deposit for delivery with the US mail. In the case of approvals, a Conditional or Interim Use Permit shall apply only to the use stated on the permit and the application. 8. Lapse of Conditional or Interim Use Permit. If the use stated on the permit and application is not taken up and implemented within one (1) year of the date of issuance, such issued Conditional or Interim Use Permit shall lapse. 9. General Standards. All Conditional and Interim Uses shall comply with the following general standards. 1. Existing Uses. Shall be in accordance with zoning and building standards in effect at the time of initial construction and development and shall continue to be governed by such regulations in the future. 2. New Uses. Shall conform as follows: 1. Compliance with all zoning and other regulations as may otherwise be applicable; 2. The date or the event that will terminate the use can be identified with certainty; 3. The existence of the Conditional or Interim Use will not impose additional costs on the public if it becomes necessary for the public to take the property in the future; 4. The user agrees to any conditions of approval associated with the approval of the Conditional or Interim Use Permit by the City Council. 3. Existing and New Uses. Shall conform as follows: 1. Shall maintain harmony and compatibility with surrounding uses and with the architectural character and design standards of existing uses and development; 2. Shall meet or exceed all Performance Standards contain elsewhere in this Ordinance; Updated January 2025 — Gem Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance No. 131 83