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ORDINANCE #03-32 CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 9 WHICH IS KNOWN AS THE ZONING AND SUBDIVISION OF LAND CHAPTER OF THE CITY CODE OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9.11 “PERFORMANCE STANDARDS” OF CHAPTER 9 OF THE CITY CODE OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA. The City of Ramsey ordains: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT Subsection 9.11 (Performance Standards) is hereby amended to read as follows: 9.11Performance Standards Subd. 1. Intent. These performance standards are designed to encourage a high standard of development by providing assurance that neighboring land uses will be compatible. All future development in all districts shall be required to meet these standards. These standards shall also apply to existing development when stated. The Zoning Administrator shall enforce these standards. 9.11.01General Provisions Subd. 1. Every building erected after the adoption of this Chapter shall be located on a lot, as defined herein and in no case shall there be more than one main building on any one lot, except as may otherwise be provided herein. Subd. 2. The finished lot grade elevation of all buildings, as measured at the building, shall be a minimum of 18 inches above the centerline grade of the adjacent public roadway. All structures, whether attached to the principal structure or not, and whether open or enclosed, including porches, carports, balconies, or platforms above normal grade level, shall not project into any minimum front, side or rear yard. Subd. 3. Any lot of record existing at the effective date of this Chapter may be used for the erection of a dwelling conforming to the use regulations of the district in which it is located, even though its area is less than the minimum requirements of this Chapter. This provision shall not apply to lots with widths below the district minimum, meaning that all lots of record must meet district lot width minimums to qualify. Subd. 4. Sanitary sewer and municipal water connections for all structures shall be stubbed in to provide for convenient hook-up to municipal waste water collection system. Subd. 5. The owners of a corner lot may elect to access the principal building on either street which the lot abuts. In cases of through lots the City shall determine which street the building fronts and accesses. In cases where one of the streets is a county, state or MSA street, the lot shall access on the other street. Where any such election is manifestly contrary to the