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(A) To defray administration costs of processing of requests for conditional uses, amendments, variances, or appeals, a base fee per application shall be paid by all applicants in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by ordinance by the City Council and codified in Chapter 34.
(B) In order to defray the additional cost of processing applications (amendment, conditional use, variance, or appeal) for developments, all applicants shall pay the total cost of staff and/or consulting time spent exclusively in producing materials for the applicant’s request, and all materials for that request.
(1) Materials shall include, but not be limited to, maps, graphs, charts, drawings, and the like, and all printing or reproduction of the same.
(2) Staff and/or consulting time shall include any time spent in either researching for or actual production of materials.
(3) The hourly rate for staff and/or consulting time shall be established and made available to the applicant by the Zoning Administrator prior to production of any materials, and the applicant shall be given a reasonable estimate of project time and/or materials costs.
(C) Fees shall be payable at the time applications are filed with the Zoning Administrator and are not refundable unless the application is withdrawn prior to referral to the Planning Commission and prior to any publication required by the application. A deposit to cover staff or consulting time and special materials will be established and required by the Zoning Administrator at the time the base fee is paid.
(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94)
The purpose of the Environmental Review Program section is to provide for the preparation and review of environmental assessment worksheets (EAW), environmental impact statements (EIS), and other environmental documents required under M.S. § 116D.04(2) and M.S. § 116D.01, as amended, to implement the Environmental Review Program in accordance with Minn. Rules, parts 4410.6000 to 4410.6500, as amended from time to time.
(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94)
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in § 10.99.
(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94) Penalty, see § 10.99
Any violation of this chapter shall be forthwith subject to both temporary and permanent restraint and injunction; all cost of any such equitable proceeding, including a reasonable attorney’s fee, shall be assessed by the court against the violator.
(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94)
(A) Interim uses. The City Council may issue an interim use permit to allow a temporary use of property until a particular date, until the occurrence of a particular event, or until zoning regulations no longer permit it. The purpose of this section is to establish provisions for the review of proposals by applicants for interim uses.
(B) Application. An application for an interim use permit shall be made to the City Council, which shall address the following general provisions.
(C) General provisions. Interim uses may be allowed by permit if:
(1) The use otherwise conforms to the comprehensive plans and zoning regulations as regards performance standards and other requirements;
(2) The date or event that will terminate the use can be identified with certainty;
(3) The use will not impose additional costs on the public if it is necessary for the public to take the property in the future; and
(4) By agreement with the owner, the use will be subject to any specific conditions that the city has deemed appropriate for permission of the use, including a condition that the owner will provide an appropriate financial surety to cover the cost of removing the interim use and any interim structures upon the expiration of the interim use permit.
(D) Termination. An interim use permit shall terminate upon whichever of the following events occurs first:
(1) The date stated in the permit; or
(2) A violation of conditions under which the permit was issued; or
(3) A change in the city's zoning regulations that renders the use nonconforming; or
(4) Redevelopment of the use, and/or property upon which it is located, as a permitted use allowed within the respective zoning districts.
(Ord. 377, passed 7-10-08)