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The Shorewood City Council has scheduled a public hearing for 7:00 pm on Apr. 28 at city hall to take resident comment and discuss amendments to its right-of-way/zoning and subdivision ordinance. Properties affected include those with owners applying for a simple subdivision of their property, businesses and multi-family structures with four or more units.
Ordinance 617 (see redlined text)
Amending Shorewood City Code Title 900 Public Right-of-Way & Property and Title 1200 Zoning & Subdivision Regulations. New language is summarized as follows:
“The owner of an existing property used for commercial purposes or for multiple-family residential purposes, involving four or more units, situated within the city and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is located a municipal water truck or lateral facility, is hereby required at its expense to connect to the facility in accordance with the provisions of this chapter within 90 days after the date of official written notice by the City Council to so connect.”
…”All subdivision applications received after the effective date of this ordinance shall be required to connect to the municipal water system, at the applicant’s expense, pursuant to the requirements of City Code 1202.47 Utilities. If municipal water is not available to a proposed subdivision, it may be deemed premature for development and the proposed subdivision shall be denied by the City Council”...
Ordinance 617 – Exhibit A (PDF)
Chapter 1202 Subdivision Regulations
The document referred to in the public notice has no redlining (changes). It is uncertain what the amendments will be, if any.
Let city leaders know what you think.
- Best option: attend and /or speak up at City Council meetings and get it on the public record.
- Contact City Council Members
Dustin Maddy (612) 293-6727 dmaddy@shorewoodmn.gov
Jennifer Labadie (952) 836-8719 jlabadie@shorewoodmn.gov
Michelle DiGruttolo (517) 422-9528 mdigruttolo@shorewoodmn.gov
Guy Sanschagrin (952) 217-1289 gsanschagrin@shorewoodmn.gov
Nat Gorham (617) 780-7771 ngorham@shorewoodmn.gov
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