CITY OF COON RAPIDS, MINNESOTA
CHAPTER 11-400
DISTRICT REGULATIONS

11-401 Districts. The City is hereby divided into districts, as shown on the Official Zoning Map, which is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this Title.

11-402 Identification. The Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the Mayor, be attested by the City Clerk, and bear the seal of the City. The Official Zoning Map and a legal description of the district boundaries shall be kept in the office of the City Clerk for public display. A duplicate shall be maintained in the office of the Director of Community Development.

11-403 Changes. Changes on the Official Zoning Map shall be made within 30 days after the effective date of an amendment approved by the City Council by an entry on the Official Zoning Map as follows: “By official action of the City Council, the following change(s) have been made on the Official Zoning Map”: (Brief description of the change and the date). Such entry shall be signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk.

11-404 Replacement. If the Official Zoning Map becomes damaged, destroyed, lost, or difficult to interpret, the City Council shall adopt a new Official Zoning Map by ordinance which shall supersede the prior Official Zoning Map. The new Official Zoning Map may correct drafting or other errors or omissions in the prior Official Zoning Map, but no such correction shall amend the Zoning Ordinance. The new Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the Mayor, attested by the City Clerk, and bear the seal of the City under the following words: “This is to certify that this Official Zoning Map supersedes and replaces the Official Zoning Map adopted (date of adoption of map being replaced) as part of Ordinance Number ____ of the City of Coon Rapids, Minnesota.”

11-405 Interpretation of District Boundaries. Boundaries of the zoning districts shall be interpreted as follows:

(1) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets shall be construed to follow such center lines.
(2) Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.
(3) Boundaries indicated as approximately following City limits shall be construed as following City limits.
(4) Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the tracks.
(5) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streams, rivers, lakes, or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such center lines.
(6) Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of the above features shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the Official Zoning Map shall be determined by using the scale of the map.
(7) District boundaries in a wetland area are intended to represent the edge of a swamp, marsh, or other wetland area. The edge shall be defined as the mark delineating the highest water level which has been maintained or a sufficient period of time to leave evidence upon the landscape. The edge is commonly that point where the natural vegetation changes from predominantly aquatic to predominantly terrestrial.

11-406 Uniform Application. The regulations for each zoning district shall apply uniformly to each type of structure or land.

11-407 Classification of Uses.

(1) Permitted Uses. These are the most suitable uses for a particular zoning district. A permitted use shall be allowed as a matter of right.
(2) Accessory Uses. A use or structure subordinate to the principal use or building on the same lot and serving a purpose incidental thereto. An accessory use shall be allowed as a matter of right.
(3) Conditional Uses. Certain uses, while normally not suitable in a particular zoning district due to nuisance characteristics or incompatibility with permitted uses, are suitable under special circumstances. A use may be permitted as a conditional use in a zoning district if the standards of Section 11-316 are met.
(4) Temporary Conditional Uses. Uses that are generally not suitable within a particular zoning district may be suitable on a temporary basis. This may be due to the lack of development on existing property, to a short-term need (such as highway construction) or to the limited degree of adverse effects upon adjacent land use.

11-408 Annexation. All territory which may be annexed to the City shall be placed in the most comparable zoning district in which it existed prior to annexation.