2009-051CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 09 -51
A RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND PROHIBITING
THE ISSUANCE OF ANY LICENSE OR PERMIT
FOR THE DEMOLITION OR REMOVAL OF ANY BUILDING
OR STRUCTURE WITHIN AN R -1 ZONING DISTRICT
WITHIN THE CITY OF HOPKINS
WHEREAS, on October 6, 2009, the City Council of the City of Hopkins approved the first
reading of Ordinance No. 09 -1007, which is an Interim Ordinance placing a moratorium on the
demolition or removal of any single family building or structure located within any of the following
zoning districts as established by the Hopkins Official Zoning Map as in effect on the effective date
of this Interim Ordinance, namely: R -1 -A, R -1 -B, R -1 -C, R -1 -D and R -1 -E, (collectively, the "R -1
Districts ") and prohibiting the issuance of a license or permit for the demolition or removal of any
single family residential building or structure located within those districts;
WHEREAS, the "Background and Findings" contained in Section 1 of Ordinance No. 09-
1007 are hereby approved and incorporated in this Resolution in their entirety.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 09 -1007 will not be effective until the City Council has approved
the Ordinance for second reading and publication.
WHEREAS, there is a need to immediately suspend and freeze the demolition or removal of
any single family building or structure located within R -1 Districts and to prohibit the issuance of a
license or permit for the demolition or removal of any single family residential building or structure
located within R -1 Districts until the effective date of Ordinance No. 09 -1007 for the purpose of
protecting the planning process and the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of
Hopkins while the study provided for in Ordinance No. 09 -1007 is being conducted.
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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. 09 -1007, no license or permit for the demolition or removal
of any single family residential building or structure located within R -1 Districts shall be issued.
Adopted this 6th day of October, 2009, by the City Council of the City of Hopkins,
Minnesota.
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Euge J. axwell, Mayor