2004-920
CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
ORDINANCE NO. 2004-920
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Hopkins as follows:
That the Hopkins City Code Sections 515,07 and 535.03, Subd. 2, are hereby amended to
add the following new subdivisions:
515.07 Subd, 42, Currency exchange Currency exchange means any person, except a bank, trust
company, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, industrial loan and thrift
company, who is engaged in the business of cashing checks, drafts, money orders or traveler's
checks for a fee. Currency exchange does not include a person who provides their services
incidental to the person's primary business if the charge for cashing a check or draft does not
exceed one dollar ($1.00) or one percent of the value of the check or draft, whichever is greater,
as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section 53A.Ol
Other uses listed in Section 515 are to be renumbered accordingly,
535.03, Subd, 2, EE, Currency exchange
B-1 B-2 B-3
(2) XEE
a. The use shall be located at least one thousand (1,000) feet from all existing currency
exchanges, secondhand goods stores, pawnshops and missions,
b. The use shall be located at least two hundred (200) feet from a residential or institutional
district.
c, The use shall be located at least three hundred fifty (350) feet from an off-sale liquor
estab lishment.
d. Back-lighted signs, back-lighted awnings, portable signs, temporary signs and
freestanding signs shall be prohibited.
e. The window and door area of any existing first floor fa<;ade that faces a public street or
sidewalk shall not be reduced, nor shall changes be made to such windows or doors that
block views into the building at eye level.
f. For new construction, at least thirty (30) percent of the first floor facade that faces a
public street or sidewalk shall be windows or doors of clear or lightly tinted glass that
allows views into and out of the building at eye level.
g. The use of bars, chains or similar security devices that are visible from a public street or
sidewalks shall be prohibited,
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Second Reading:
April 6, 2004
April 20, 2004
April 29, 2004
First Reading:
Date of Publication:
Date Ordinance Takes Effect:
April 29, 2004
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Eu en . Maxwell, Mayor
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Signature Date