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Table of Contents <br />I. Introduction 4 <br />A. The purpose of zoning 4 <br />B. Legal authority to zone 5 <br />C. Role of comprehensive planning in zoning ordinance adoption 5 <br />II. Drafting a zoning ordinance 7 <br />A. Typical zoning ordinance provisions and concepts 7 <br />B. Drafting a readable zoning ordinance 11 <br />C. Drafting a legally defensible zoning ordinance 12 <br />D. Obtaining technical assistance in ordinance drafting 18 <br />III. Common issues in ordinance drafting 18 <br />A. Establishing permitted and conditional uses 19 <br />B. Aesthetic zoning requirements 19 <br />C. Performance standards 20 <br />D. Zoning to protect natural resources or preserve open spaces and green space 20 <br />E. Parking requirements 20 <br />F. Historic Preservation 21 <br />G. Zoning regulation of adult uses 21 <br />H. Restricting Feedlots 22 <br />I. Extra -territorial zoning and joint planning 22 <br />J. Zoning ordinances that limit competition or protect local business from being displaced by new <br />business 23 <br />IV. Zoning ordinance adoption and/or amendment 24 <br />A. Public hearings and adoption 24 <br />V. Zoning ordinance administration 25 <br />A. The 60-Day Rule 25 <br />B. Organizational structure for review of zoning applications 28 <br />C. Standards for reviewing zoning applications- limits on city discretion 31 <br />D. Environmental review 42 <br />E. Fees and escrow 42 <br />F. Updating and maintaining the city's zoning ordinance 43 <br />VI. Zoning ordinance enforcement 46 <br />A. Legal nonconformities predating the adoption of the zoning ordinance 47 <br />B. Violations of the zoning ordinance: criminal penalties 50 <br />C. Violations of the zoning ordinance: civil remedies 50 <br />D. Violations of the zoning ordinance: conditional use permit revocation 51 <br />VII. Conclusion: other land use controls available to cities 51 <br />2 LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES <br />