2014-1077 Amending Zoning Ordinance No. 515-570CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2014-1077
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
That the Hopkins Zoning Ordinance No. 515-570 be, is the same and is hereby
amended by adding the following underlined language, which reads as follows:
Section 544 — Zoning: Closed Landfill Restricted District — CLR
544.01. Purpose. The Closed Landfill Restricted (CLR) District is intended to apply to
former landfills that are qualified to be under the Closed Landfill Program of the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). The purpose of the district is to limit uses
of land within the closed landfill, both actively filled and related lands, to minimal uses in
order to protect the land from human activity where response action systems are in place
and, at the same time, are protective of human health and safety. This district shall only
apply to the closed landfill's Land Management Area, the limits of which are defined by
the MPCA. This district shall apply whether the landfill is in public (MPGA, County,
City, Township), Indian tribal, or private ownership.
For purposes of this ordinance, the Land Management Area for the Hopkins landfill, a
qualified facility under the MPCA's Closed Landfill Program, is described as:
Parcel 1 (Property Id 25-117-22-32-0067):
Outlot B, WESTBROOKE PATIO HOMES, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Parcel l (Property ID 25117-22-32-0070
That part of the South Half of Section 25, Township 117 Range 22, described as
follows:
Commencingat t the point of the intersection of the North line of said South Half
of said Section 25 with the Southeasterly right-of-way; thence Southwesterly
along said Railroad right-of-way line a distance of 200 feet, thence at right angles
Southeasterly a distance of 150 feet; thence Northeasterly at right angles a
distance of 200 feet; thence northwesterly in a straight line to the point of
beginning
Parcel 3 (Property ID 25-117-22-32-0091:
That part of the South Half of Section 25, Township 117, Range 22, as described
as follows:
Commencingat of intersection of the north line of said South Half with
the Southeasterly right-of-way line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific
Railroad; thence Southwesterly along said Southeasterly right-of-way line a
distance of 200 feet to the point of beginning of the land to be described: Thence
Southeasterly at right angles to said right-of-way line a distance of 150 feet;
thence Southwesterly_ parallel to and 150 feet Southeasterly of said Southeasterly
right-of-way Railroad line to the West line of said Section 25; thence North along
said Section line to its intersection with the said Southeasterly right-of-way line of
said Railroad; thence Northeasterly along said Southeasterly right-of-way
Railroad line to the point of be ig nnin,.
Together with a nonexclusive easement for road purposes, over, across and upon
the following described premises:
That part of the South Half of Section 25, Township 117, Range 22, described as
follows: The southeasterly 66 feet of the Northwesterly 216 feet of that part of
the South Half of said Section 25 lying Southeasterly and parallel with the
Southeasterly right-of-way line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific
Railroad.
Parcel 4 (Property ID 25-117-22-32-0092):
That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 25,
Township 117, Range 22 lying south of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and
Pacific Railway and EXCEPT the North 33 feet of the East 531.74 feet thereof.
ALSO EXCEPT:
That part of the South Half of Section 25, Township 117, Range 22, as described
as follows:
Commencingat t the point of intersection of the north line of said South Half with
the Southeasterly right-of-way line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific
Railroad; thence Southwesterly along said Southeasterly right-of-way line a
distance of 200 feet to the point of beginning of the land to be described; Thence
Southeasterly at rightgles to said right-of-way line a distance of 150 feet;
thence Southwesterly parallel to and 150 feet southeasterly of said Southeasterly
right-of-way Railroad line to the West line of said Section 25; thence North also
said Section line to its intersection with the said Southeasterly ri hg tray line of
said Railroad; thence Northeasterly along said Southeasterly right-of-way
Railroad line to the point of be ig nnin .
ALSO EXCEPT:
Commencingat of the intersection of the North line of said South Half
of said Section 25 with the Southeasterly right-of-way line of the Chicago,
Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad right-of-way; thence Southwesterly
along said Railroad right-of-way, line a distance of 200 feet; thence at right angles
Southeasterly a distance of 150 feet; thence Northeasterly at right angles a
distance of 200 feet; thence Northwesterly in a straight line to the point of
beginning.
ALSO EXCEPT:
That part of the East 195 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter
of Section 25, Township 117 North, Range 22 West of the Fifth Principal
Meridian, which lies south of a line 33.00 feet south of measured at right angles
and parallel with the north line of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter
of said Section 25.
544.02. Permitted Uses. The following uses are permitted within the CLR District:
1. Closed landfill
544.03. Accessory Uses. Accessory uses allowed in this district include outdoor
equipment or small buildings used in concert with gas extraction systems, other response
action systems, monitoring wells or any other equipment designed to protect, monitor or
otherwise ensure the integrity of the landfill monitoringoprovement systems. Fences
and gates shall apply under these provisions.
544.04. Conditional Uses. Conditional uses shall be limited to uses that do not damage
the integrity of the Land Management Area and that continue to protect any person from
hazards associated with the landfill.
Subd 2. Any application for a conditional use must be approved by the Commissioner of
the MPCA and the City of Hopkins. Such approved use shall not disturb or threaten to
disturb, the integrity of the landfill cover, liners, any other components of any
containment system, the function of any monitoring system that exists upon the described
property, or other areas of the Land Management Area that the Commissioner of the
MPCA deems necessary for future response actions.
Subd. 3. The following conditional uses are permitted within the CLR District:
1. Solar collection system
2. Walking paths
3. Bulk Drop --off operations
544.05. Prohibited Uses and Structures.
1. All other uses and structures not specifically allowed as conditional uses, or
that cannot be considered as accessory uses, shall be prohibited in the CLR
nistrict_
F. Any amendment to this ordinance must be approved by the Commissioner of the
MPCA and the Cit.. o�pkins.
First Reading: October 7, 2014
Second Reading:
Date of Publication:
Date Ordinance Takes Effect:
ATTEST:
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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City Attorney S nature Date
October 21, 2014
October 30, 2014
October 30, 2014
Eugen J. M xwell, Mayor