RESOLUTION 1996-01

CITY OF GRANT
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA

A RESOLUTION RENUMBERING WASHINGTON COUNTY ORDINANCE NUMBER 67 TO FACILITATE ITS ORDERLY
INCLUSION IN THE CITY CODE BOOK.

WHEREAS, the City of Grant became a statutory city on November 12, l996,and,

WHEREAS,  pursuant  to paragraph 6  of  the Minnesota Municipal Board Order, granting Grant city status, all of the “.  . Land Use
and Planning Controls and other ordinances of the County of Washington, shall continue in effect .    . " within the City until “.  .
repealed or replaced by the governing body of the new City of Grant."; and,

WHEREAS, the City has adopted Zoning Ordinance No. 50 administered by the Washington County Department of Health,
Environment, and Land Management; and,

WHEREAS, the Town of Grant followed Washington County Zoning Ordinance No. 67 which amended Section 602.02 of the County
Zoning Ordinance; and,

WHEREAS, the City is in the process of updating its ordinances during the transition period from a Town to a City; and,

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Grant as follows:

1.   That Washington County Ordinance No. 67, as it applies to Grant, is hereby re-numbered and inserted into existing Ordinance
number 602.02 (4).  This is done so that it will better fit within the existing structure of City Zoning Ordinance No. 50.

2.  Said Ordinance shall hereafter be cited as follows:

             602.02         (4)  Subdivision of Lots.  Any lot or parcel of land subdivided by any means after the effective date of
             this Ordinance for purposes of erecting a structure, must be approved as required by the Community Subdivision
             Ordinance.  All new lots created must have at least one (1) acre of accessible buildable land. Buildable land is defined
             as a land with a slope of less than twenty-five (25) percent, and outside of any required setbacks, above any
             floodway,  drainage  way,  or  drainage  easement. Property situated within shorelands or floodplains are also subject
             to the requirements set forth in those respective ordinances.
WHEREUPON, a vote being taken upon the motion, the following members voted in favor:  All.
  The following voted against:  None.

WHEREUPON, said motion was declared duly passed this 3rd day of December, 1996.

Gary Erichson, Mayor

ATTEST:
Deborah Graul, City Clerk