P&Z Resolution 2022-03 - Resolution Recommending the City Council Approve an Ordinance Amending the Hopkins City Code by Repealing and Replacing the Planning & Zoning Section of the City Code in its EntiretyCITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2022-03
A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE HOPKINS CITY CODE BY REPEALING AND REPLACING THE
PLANNING
AND ZONING SECTION OF THE CITY CODE IN ITS ENTIRETY
WHEREAS, the goal of the zoning regulations update is to create a new, modernized and user-
friendly zoning code that will implement the vision, goals and policies of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan —
Cultivate Hopkins; and
WHEREAS, the vision statement of Cultivate Hopkins is "Hopkins will cultivate the best elements
of the Built, Natural, Social and Economic Environments into a complete and sustainable community that
is rooted in tradition, characterized by vibrant and unique place, physically and socially connected and
resilient to changing conditions"; and
WHEREAS, the zoning regulations are intended to establish the development standards to
implement the community vision; and
WHEREAS, the draft zoning regulations were informed by community input and expertise of City
staff and consultants; and
WHEREAS, the regulations further goals around equity, sustainability and increasing
opportunities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning & Zoning Commission of the City
of Hopkins hereby recommends the City Council of the City of Hopkins approve an ordinance amending
the Planning and Zoning Section of City Code by repealing and replacing in its entirety PART III — LAND
DEVELOPMENT, Chapter 100 -- SUBDIVISIONS and Chapter 102 — PLANNING AND ZONING.
Adopted this 31 st day of May 2022.
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