ADOPTING ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE NO. 2016-8

   CITY OF BLOOMINGTON

   COUNTY OF HENNEPIN

   STATE OF MINNESOTA

   AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA, AMENDNG, RESTATING, REVISING, UPDATING, CODIFYING AND COMPILING CERTAIN ORDINANCES OF THE CITY DEALING WITH THE SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES

   WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Sections 415.02 and 415.021 authorize the City to cause its ordinances to be codified and printed in a book and maintained online,

   NOW THEREFORE the City Council of the City of Bloomington, Minnesota ordains:

Section 1. That the Bloomington City Code, published by the authority and direction of the City Council, Bloomington Minnesota, dated April 18, 2016, is a codification and revision of the Village Code of Bloomington, dated November 21, 1958, and hereby supersedes said code and subsequent code revisions throughout the years, and is declared to be the official codification of the general ordinances of the City as amended, restated, revised, updated, codified and compiled in book form and electronic form, including penalties for the violations of various provisions thereof, are hereby adopted and shall constitute the “Code of Ordinances of the City of Bloomington.” This Code of Ordinances also adopts by reference certain statutes and administrative rules of the State of Minnesota as named in the Code of Ordinances.

Section 2. The Code of Ordinances as adopted in Section 1 shall consist of the following titles:

   Part I,   The City Charter

         1.   Name, Boundaries, Powers and General Provisions

         2.   Form of Government

         3.   Procedure of Council

         4.   Nominations and Elections

         5.   Initiative, Referendum, and Recall

         6.   Administration of City Affairs

         7.   Taxation and Finance

         8.   Public Improvements and Special Assessments

         9.   Eminent Domain

         10.   Franchises

         11.   Public Ownership and Operation of Utilities

         12.   Miscellaneous and Transitory Provisions

   Part II,   Code, Chapters 1 through 22

         1.   Interpretation and Enforcement of City Code

         2.   Administration

         3.   Elections

         4.   Taxes

         5.   Public Facilities and Property

         6.   Public Safety

         7.   Emergency Planning and Operations

         8.   Vehicles and Traffic

         9.   Public Health

         10.   Environmental Control

         11.   Water and Wastewater

         12.   Public Peace and Safety

         13.   Alcoholic Beverage Control

         14.   Licenses and Permits

         15.   Buildings and Structures

         16.   Excavation, Environmental Analysis, and Wetlands Pertaining to Land Development

         17.   Streets and Rights-Of-Way

         18.   Trees

         19.   Zoning

         20.   Franchises

         21.   Zoning and Land Development

         22.   Subdivision and Platting

   Index

   Parallel References

Section 3. All prior ordinances, pertaining to the subjects treated in the Code of Ordinances, shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of the ordinance adopting the code, except as they are included and re-ordained in whole or in part in the proposed Code of Ordinances; provided, this repeal shall not affect any offense committed or penalty incurred or any right established prior to the effective date of this ordinance, nor shall this repeal affect the provisions of ordinances levying taxes, appropriating money, annexing or detaching territory, establishing franchises, or granting special rights to certain persons, authorizing public improvements, authorizing the issuance of bonds or borrowing money, authorizing the purchase or sale of real or personal property, granting or accepting easements, plat or dedication of land to public use, vacating or setting the boundaries of streets or other public places; nor shall this repeal affect any other ordinance of a temporary or special nature or pertaining to subjects not contained in or covered by the Code of Ordinances. All fees established in prior ordinances codified in this Code shall remain in effect unless amended in this code or until an ordinance adopting a Fee Schedule is adopted or amended.

Section 4. This ordinance adopting the Code of Ordinances shall be a sufficient publication of any ordinance included in it and not previously published in the City’s official newspaper. The Clerk of the City shall furnish a copy to the County Law Library or its designated depository. The official copy of this Code of Ordinances shall marked and be kept in the office of the City Clerk and be posted on the City website.

Section 5. The Code of Ordinances shall be declared to be prima facie evidence of the law of the City of Bloomington and will be received in evidence as provided by Minnesota Statutes by the Courts of the State of Minnesota.

Section 6. The ordinance adopting the Code of Ordinances and the Code of Ordinances itself shall take effect upon publication of the summary ordinance in the City’s official newspaper.

PASSED THIS DAY BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA THIS 2nd DAY OF MAY, 2016.

		Gene Winstead /s/
		Mayor
ATTEST:		APPROVED:
Denise Dargan /s/		Sandra Johnson /s/
Secretary to the Council		City Attorney