(A) Annexation Reserve District (ARD). The ARD is intended to develop over time as areas within the ARD are annexed into the City. As such, permitted uses in the chart in the following section are intended to allow a transition of current uses to the future desired uses as established within the annexation agreement.
(B) Overlay districts. The following overlay districts are established for the ARD:
(1) F, Floodplain Overlay District;
(2) WS, Wild and Scenic River District; and
(3) S, Shorelands District.
(C) Consistency with comprehensive plan and annexation agreement.
(1) The zoning districts and uses in this chapter and the delineation of zoning boundaries on the zoning map shall be consistent with the goals, policies and objectives of the applicable sections of the Comprehensive Plan.
(2) The future land uses for the land included in the ARD shall be as shown on the future land use map within the City’s Comprehensive Plan and attached to this chapter as § 155.14.
(D) Establishment of official zoning map. The zoning districts established by this chapter correspond to the future land uses shown on the future land uses map, attached to this chapter as § 155.14, which is hereby incorporated as part of this chapter as the zoning map.
(1) Corrections and updates shall be recorded on such maps by the Zoning Administrator within 30 days after the official adoption of the zoning amendment by the Planning Commission.
(2) The Floodplain Districts are based on the data contained within the Flood Insurance Study for the county prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) and the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) on file in the office of the Zoning Administrator. The Flood Insurance Study and the most recent Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) provided by FEMA are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter.
(3) The Wild and Scenic River Overlay Districts are from the Cannon River Management Maps, dated 1-11-1980 and produced as part of the Cannon River Management Study and final rule (Minn. Rules part 6105.1680) and these maps are hereby incorporated by reference as part of this chapter.
(4) The official zoning map shall be signed by the Chairperson of the Planning Commission and a certified copy filed with the County Recorder.
(5) Any unauthorized change of a zoning boundary or designation by any person or persons shall be considered a violation of this chapter.
(E) District boundaries. Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the official zoning map, the following rules shall apply.
(1) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streets, rivers, highways or alleys shall be construed to follow the centerlines.
(2) Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following the lot lines.
(3) Boundaries indicated as approximately following established municipal limits and county borders shall be construed as following the lines.
(4) Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the main tracks.
(5) Boundaries indicated as approximately following sections, half sections, quarter sections, eighth sections and government lots shall be construed to follow the lines.
(6)
Where physical features, such as floodplains, are at variance with those shown on the official zoning map, or in other circumstances not covered by divisions (E)(1) through (E)(5) above, the Zoning Administrator shall interpret the boundary.
(Ord. 2021-05, passed 4-12-2021)