2006-074CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION N0.06-74
A RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND PLACING A
FREEZE ON THE APPROVAL OR ISSUANCE OF
CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS WITHIN THE
I-2 ZONING DISTRICTS WITHIN THE CITY OF HOPKINS
WHEREAS, on November 7, 2006, the City Council of the City of Hopkins approved the
first reading of Ordinance No. 06-976, which is an Interim Ordinance placing a moratorium on the
approval or issuance of Conditional Use Permits within all I-2 zoning districts as established by the
Hopkins Official Zoning Map.
WHEREAS, the Background and Findings contained in Section 1 of Ordinance No. 06-976
are hereby approved and incorporated in this Resolution in their entirety.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 06-976 will not be effective until the City Council has approved
the Ordinance for second reading and until its publication.
WHEREAS, there is a need to immediately suspend and freeze the approval and issuance of
Conditional Use Permits within all I-2 zoning districts, as established by the Hopkins Official Zoning
Map, until the effective date of Ordinance No. 06-976 for the purpose of protecting the planning
process and the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Hopkins while the planning
study provided for in Ordinance No. 06-976 is being conducted.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota, hereby adopts the
following Resolutions:
RESOLVED, that commencing on the date of adoption of this Resolution and continuing
until the effective date of Ordinance No. 06-976, no Conditional Use Permit shall be issued nor
application be accepted for any conditional use to be located within any I-2 zoning district, as
established by the Hopkins Official Zoning Map.
Adopted this 7th day of November, 2006, by the City Council of the City of Hopkins,
Minnesota.
~~
Euge well, Mayor
2