City Council Meeting Date: December 3, 2024
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Mikayla Schmidt, City Planner
Jake Reilly, Community Development Director
Title
Consideration of Summary Publication of Ordinance No. 1071 Amending Chapter 34 - Land Development Code Related to Industrial and Agricultural Land Uses.
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council approves the summary publication of Ordinance No. 1071 Related to Industrial and Agricultural Land Uses.
Summary Report:
The Northfield City Council approved the first reading of Ordinance No. 1071, Amending Chapter 34 - Land Development Code Related to Industrial and Agricultural Land Uses.
The amendments revise and add development standards for the Industrial zoning district, update the Permitted Use Table related to cannabis, data processing facilities, and commercial solar, and add definitions.
The second reading is a separate item on the Consent Agenda. There will be no presentation, council questions or comments, or public comment on this item.
Alternative Options:
The City Council could direct staff to publish the entire ordinance.
Financial Impacts:
The cost to publish the entire ordinance would be approximately twice as much as the cost to publish the summary.
Tentative Timelines:
October 16, 2024: Public hearing (PH) notice in newspaper
October 17, 2024: PH notice mailed to property owners within 350'
October 30, 2024: PH held at Planning Commission
November 6, 2024: PH notice in newspaper
November 7, 2024: PH notice mailed to property owners within 350’
November 21, 2024: Additional public testimony and action by Planning Commission
November 26, 2024: 1st Reading at City Council
December 3, 2024: 2nd Reading and Summary Publication at City Council
December 11, 2024: Summary Publication in Northfield News
January 10, 2025: Rezoning Takes Effect