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Home My WebLink About1987-03 03-05 AP CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Notice is hereby given that a public: hearing will beheld on the 23rd daybf) March, 1987 at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall BROOKLYN CENTER POST 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway, to con- sider an amendment to 'Chapter 35 'regarding the 'Planning Commission. Auxiliary aids for handicapped AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION persons are available upon request at ist 96 hours in advance. Please con t the Personnel Coordinator at _..,I -5440 to make. arrangements. ORDINANCE NO, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 35 REGARDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER SS. DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: COUNTY OF HENNEPIN Section 1. Chapter '35 of the City Ordinances of the City of Brooklyn Center is hereby amended in the fol- lowing manner: Section 35 -201. PLANNING COM- MISSION. A Planning "Commission [of seven members] is hereby- estab- lished and continued as a planning agency advisory to the City Council. The City :Council may, resolution, Gary E. L'Herault, being duly sworn, on oath says that he is the publisher of the newspaper known as the BROOKLYN define 'duties and responsibilities of CENTER POST, serving the CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER, and has full knowledge of the facts which are stated the Planning Commission. below: [Any vacancy in an office of Plan- ning Commissioner, by expiration of (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper, as his /her term, resignation, or removal provided by Minnesota Statue 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as amended. shall be filled by appointment of the Mayor, confirmed by a majority vote the the Council. Upon appointment, 1 "7 t each Commissioner shall serve for a (B) The printed term of two years or until a successor has been appointed:' Each Commissioner shall be res- ident of the municipality and shall :subscribe to the appropriate oath of office. No Commissioner shall take part in the consideration of .any- 'matter which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published once a week, for wherein he /she is the applicant, 'peti- ,tioner, or appellant, nor in the con. sideration of any application, petition,. successive weeks; it was first published on i 41 1 4 '4�! tS.. the day of ,or appeal 'wherein his /her interest' V might reasonably be expected to at fect his/her impartiality. �,7 9 The Planning Commission shall jam' f and was thereafter printed and published on every annually elect its Chairman :and by majority vote may adopt 'rules of ,19 parliamentary procedure for the con- to and including the day of duct of Commission meetings. `The and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as be- aid meetings of the Commission.; ing the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the notice: shall be held at least once a month' and shall be open to the public. abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz There :shall be a Secretary to: -the Planning Commission appointed by the City Manager of the municipality,:. who shall prepare the minutes of the meetings of the Commission and shall maintain the files and records of' the Commission.. The Secretary shall Jjl''u' have any additional duties delegated:: BY to him by the Commission, the City Manager or by the'provisions of this ordinance. zz_x.c.- t� •v�.- a. Section 35 -202. DUTIES OF THE TITLE: PLANNING COMMISSION U. Planning Subscribed and sworn to before me on a. Comprehensive Planning. The Commission shall, from time to time, upon its own mo- tion or upon .direction of the this L� day of 7 '19 City Council, review the Com prehensive Plan and by a ma- jority vote of all members of he Commission recommend �Y'�'>!-' appropriate amendments to No ar Public the City Council. Before recommending any l4P ,A,�„A/+h!l7ih'+°}.•^ a •.n. such amendments to the City Council, the Commission shall hold at least one public hear- ing to consider the proposed z amendment. The Secretary to r the Commission -shall bri pusti c, 40tice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing once in' 1gv'�t the Official .newspaper of the RATE INFORMATION municipality at least ten-(10) days before the date of the (1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial usersforcom- hearing. Furthermore, the parable space. (Line) Secretary shall transmit copies of the .proposed amendment to the City Council (2) Maximum rate al lowed by law for the above matter. prior to the publication of the (Line) notice of hearing. Following the review and rec- (3) Rate actually charged for the above matter. s l' ommendation by the Commis- (Line) sion, the City Council shall consider the proposed amendment and may, by reso- lution of a majority of its members, amend the Com- prehensive Plan. b. Coordination with Other Agencies. In the performance of its planning activities, the Com- mission. shall .consult with and coordinate the planning activi ties of other departments and agencies of the municipality to insure conformity with and to assist in a development of the comprehensive municipal plan. Furthermore, the Com- miss !on shall take due cognizance of the planning ac- tivities of :adjacent units of government and other affected public agencies. 2. Platting Before dividing any tract of land into two or more lots or parcels, an owner or subdivider shall, unless a variance is authorized, proceed under the provisions of Chapter 15 of the Ordinances of the City of Brooklyn Center. 3. Rezoning and Special Use Applica- tions The Commission shall hear and review all applications for amendments to the Zoning Ordi- nance, hereinafter referred to as "Rezoning Applications," and ap plications for special use permits. The Secretary of the Planning Commission shall maintain per- manent files and records for each application to the Commission.. The record for each application shall consist of a written applica- tion on a form provided by the municipality, the minutes of the Commission upon the hearing of the application, and the written recommendation of the Planning, Commission. (See Section 35 -210, Rezoning, and Section 35 -220, Special Use Permits.) 4. Plan Approval Every person, before commencing the construction or major altera- tion of a structure (except one and two family dwellings and buildings accessory thereto), shall Submit information as set out in Section 35 -230 hereof. 5. Variances (Adjustments) and Ap- peals The Planning Commission shall serve as the Board of Adjustment and Appeals of the municipality. When acting as the :Board of Ad- iustments and Appeals, the Plan- ning Commission's recommenda- tions shall be advisory to, the City Council. The rules of parliamentary pro cedure governing the conduct of Planning Commission meetings shall also govern the conduct of the meetings, of the Planning commis- sion when acting as the Board of Adjustment and Appeals. The Sec retaryofthe Planning Commission shall act as the Secretary of the Board of Adjustment and Appeals and shall maintain permanent files and records for each appeal ap- plication or petition to the Board of Adjustments and Appeals.. The Secretary shall maintain a sepa- rate file for each application, Peti- tion, or appeal to the.Board of Ad- justments and Appeals and shall place in said file, the record per- tainingto each proceeding which shall to of the written ap- plication, petition, or appeal; a .copy of the minutes of the hearing of the Board; and a copy of the written recommendation of the Board_ The Planning. Commission acting as the Board of Adjustments and Appeals, shall hear .applications for variances (adjustments) in ac- cordance with Section 35 -240 and appeals in accordance with Section 35 250.) Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and upon thirty (.30) days following its legal publication. Adopted this day of 1987. Mayor ATTEST Clerk Date of Publication Effective Date (Bold face indicates new matter, brackets indicate matter to be deleted) (Published in The Brooklyn Center Post March 5, 1987)