ORDINANCE NO. 2002-01

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 50, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRANT, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA

The City Council of the City of Grant, Washington County, Minnesota, ordains as follows:

Section 1. Section 301, Definitions is amended by adding the following definitions as numbers (64) and (77b):

"(64) Farmstead: A group of buildings and adjacent service areas which support the functions of a farm.  Structures may include but not limited to homes, barns, machinery sheds, granaries, pump houses, chicken coops and garages."

"(77b) Hazardous Building or Hazardous Property: "Hazardous buildings or Hazardous Property" means any building or property which because of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, physical damage, unsanitary condition, or abandonment, constitutes a fire hazard or a hazard to public safety or health."

Section 2. Section 703.02. Permitted Uses and Sizes of Accessory Buildings and Other non-dwelling Structures.  These limitations also govern sizes of structure granted under a CUP is amended by deleting the following:

"No land shall be subdivided so as to have a larger building and/or exceed the total number of buildings as permitted by this section of the ordinance." and substituting the following:

"Land may be subdivided with a minor or major subdivision into parcels of no less than
10 acres and retain the existing number and square footage of accessory structures on the site if they are part of a farmstead as existed on January 1, 2001 subject to the following conditions:

A) There shall be no additional accessory buildings constructed on the property.

B). If any existing accessory buildings become "Hazardous Buildings" they shall be repaired and removed by the owner.

Section 3. To the extent that Ordinances 1994-68 Section 1, Ordinance 1992-67 Sections 1 and 2 and Ordinance 1987-60 Section 3 are inconsistent with this Ordinance they are repealed.

Section 4. Effective Date:  This Ordinance shall take effect and is in force from and after its passage and publication

 Adopted by the City Council of The City of Grant This _____ Day of _______ , 2002.