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r ORDINANCE NO. 680 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE RECODIFICATION OF THE NEW BRIGHTON ZONING CODE AND APPROVING A SUMMARY THEREOF FOR PUBLICATION , 'THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON ORDAINS as follows: 1. Background 1.1. Minnesota Statutes, Sections 415.02, 415.021 and 599.13 authorize the City to codify its j ordinances and print them in book or loose leaf form, and provide that any ordinance included in a new code but not previously published is sufficiently published if a substantial quantity of the code is printed for distribution to the general public. The City has completed a recodification ofthe Zoning Code of the City, which was prepared in house by City staff with assistance from the City Attorney, and which incorporates ordinances through Ordinance Number 677. 1.2. 1.3. The City Council has reviewed the proposed recodification of the City's Zoning ordinances in a recodification entitled The New Brighton Zoning Code of2001 (Recodification). The Recodification is on file with the City Finance Director/Clerk. 1.4. Minnesota Statutes, Section 412.191, Subd. 4 allows publication by title and summary in the case of lengthy ordinances or those containing charts or maps. The Council finds: that the summary of the Recodification contained herein would clearly inform the public of the intent and effect ofthe Recodification; that the Recodification is lengthy; and that publication by summary is appropriate. ; 2. Summary of Recodification. The Recodification incorporates ordinances through Ordinance No. 677 into the City's Code and makes changes that are summarized as follows: 2.1. The entire Code has been reformatted to a uniform numbering system. 2.2. The text has been modified to be gender neutral. 2.3. References to Minnesota Statutes and Rules have been updated. 2.4. Various fees set by ordinance were deleted and are now to be set by Council resolution. 2.5. In many cases the assignment of duties to specific staff positions have been deleted to reflect administrative reorganizations and to allow flexibility in staff duty assignments. 2.6. Many changes in grammar, punctuation and form have been made, not affecting or altering the substances of the Code. 3. Adoption and Approval i: 3.1. 3.2. The Recodification is adopted and enacted. The summary contained herein is approved. ~ l , , ; I , I