CITY OF COON RAPIDS, MINNESOTA
CHAPTER 2-300
WARD BOUNDARIES
2-301 Ward 1. Ward 1 shall be bounded as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the west City limits and the
Burlington Northern, Inc. Railroad right-of-way and proceeding therefrom in
a northerly direction along the westerly City limits to the north City
limits; thence easterly along the north City limits to the intersection with
the centerline of Hanson Boulevard; thence proceeding southerly along said
centerline to the intersection with the centerline of 111th Lane; thence
westerly along said centerline to the intersection with the centerline of
Swallow Street; thence northerly along said centerline to the intersection
with the centerline of 112th Lane; thence westerly along said centerline to
the easterly point of the lot line between Lots 3 and 4, Block 1, Hanson
Boulevard Addition; thence westerly along said lot line and lot line
extended to the intersection with the centerline of the Burlington Northern,
Inc. Railroad right-of-way; thence northwesterly along said centerline to
the intersection with the centerline of Crooked Lake Boulevard; thence
northerly along said centerline to the intersection with the centerline of
121st Lane; thence westerly along said centerline to the intersection with
the centerline of Lily Street; thence northwesterly along said centerline to
the intersection with the centerline of 121st Lane; thence southwesterly
along said centerline and centerline extended to the intersection with the
centerline of Burlington Northern, Inc. Railroad right-of-way; thence
northwesterly along said centerline to the point of beginning. [Revised
03/03/93, Ordinance 1440] [Revised 4/16/02, Ordinance 1758]
2-302 Ward 2. Ward 2 shall be bounded as follows: Beginning at the
intersection of the centerline of Hanson Boulevard and the north City
limits; thence easterly along the north City limits to the east City limits;
thence southerly along the east City limits to the intersection with the
centerline of Butternut Street; thence westerly along said centerline to the
intersection with the centerline of 108th Avenue; thence westerly along said
centerline to the intersection with the centerline of Foley Boulevard;
thence northerly along said centerline to the intersection with the
centerline of 110th Avenue; thence westerly along said centerline to the
intersection with the centerline of Kumquat Street; thence northerly along
said centerline to the intersection with the centerline of Northdale
Boulevard; thence northwesterly and westerly along said centerline to the
intersection with the centerline of Hanson Boulevard; thence northerly along
said centerline to the point of beginning. [Revised 03/03/93, Ordinance
1440] [Revised 4/16/02, Ordinance 1758]
2-303 Ward 3. Ward 3 shall be bounded as follows: Beginning at the point of
the intersection of the Mississippi River and the westerly line of Lot 21,
Talbot’s River Lots; thence northerly along said lot line to the
intersection with the southerly right-of-way line of Mississippi Boulevard;
thence northeasterly to the intersection of the centerline of Mississippi
Boulevard and the centerline of Crocus Street; thence northerly and westerly
along the centerline of Crocus Street to the intersection with the
centerline of Mississippi Boulevard; thence northwesterly along said
centerline to the intersection with the centerline of Direct River Drive;
thence northeasterly along said centerline to the intersection with the
centerline of Crooked Lake Boulevard; thence northerly along said centerline
to the intersection with the centerline of Coon Rapids Boulevard; thence
southeasterly along said centerline to the intersection with the centerline
of Hanson Boulevard; thence northerly along said centerline to the
intersection with the centerline of Burlington Northern, Inc. Railroad
right-of-way; thence southeasterly along said centerline to the intersection
with the centerline of Coon Rapids Boulevard Extension; thence easterly
along said centerline to the intersection with the centerline of Sycamore
Street; thence northerly along said centerline to the intersection with the
centerline of 103rd Avenue; thence easterly along said centerline to the
intersection with the centerline of Olive Street; thence south along said
centerline to the intersection with the centerline of 101st Avenue; thence
east along said centerline to the intersection with the centerline of
Kumquat Street; thence south along said centerline to the intersection with
the centerline of 99th Avenue; thence easterly along said centerline to the
intersection with the centerline of Foley Boulevard; thence northerly along
said centerline to the intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway 10
and State Trunk Highway 47; thence southeasterly along said centerline of
State Trunk Highway 47 to the intersection with the centerline of Pleasure
Creek; thence northeasterly along said centerline to the intersection with
the east City limits; thence south along the east City limits to the south
City limits; thence westerly along the south City limits to the Mississippi
River; thence northwesterly along the Mississippi River to the point of
beginning. [Revised 03/03/93, Ordinance 1440] [Revised 4/16/02, Ordinance
1758]
2-304 Ward 4. Ward 4 shall be bounded as follows: Beginning at the point of
the intersection of the Mississippi River and the westerly line of Lot 21,
Talbot’s River Lots; and proceeding therefrom in a northwesterly direction
along the Mississippi River to the west City limits; thence northerly along
the west City limits to the intersection with the centerline of the
Burlington Northern, Inc. Railroad right-of-way; thence southeasterly along
said centerline to the intersection with the extended centerline of 121st
Lane; thence northeasterly along said centerline extended and centerline of
121st Lane to the intersection with the centerline of Lily Street; thence
southeasterly along said centerline to the intersection with the centerline
of 121st Lane; thence easterly along said centerline to the intersection
with the centerline of Crooked Lake Boulevard; thence southerly along said
centerline to the intersection with the centerline of the Burlington
Northern, Inc. Railroad right-of-way; thence southeasterly along said
centerline to the intersection with the extended lot line of the lot line
between Lots 3 and 4, Block 1, Hanson Boulevard Addition; thence easterly
along said extended lot line and lot line to the easterly point of said lot
line; thence easterly along the centerline of 112th Lane to the intersection
with the centerline of Swallow Street; thence southerly along said
centerline to the intersection with the centerline of 111th Lane; thence
easterly along said centerline to the intersection with the centerline of
Hanson Boulevard; thence southerly along said centerline to the intersection
with the centerline of Coon Rapids Boulevard; thence northwesterly along
said centerline to the intersection with the centerline of Crooked Lake
Boulevard; thence southerly along said centerline to the intersection with
the centerline of Direct River Drive; thence southwesterly along said
centerline to the intersection with the centerline of Mississippi Boulevard;
thence southeasterly along said centerline to the intersection with the
centerline of Crocus Street; thence easterly and southerly along said
centerline to the intersection with the centerline of Mississippi Boulevard;
thence southwesterly to the intersection of the southerly right-of-way line
of Mississippi Boulevard and the westerly lot line of Lot 21, Talbot’s River
Lots; thence southerly along said lot line to the point of beginning.
[Revised 03/34/93, Ordinance 1440] [Revised 4/16/02, Ordinance 1758]
2-305 Ward 5. Ward 5 shall be bounded as follows: Beginning at the point of
the intersection of the Burlington Northern, Inc. Railroad right-of-way and
Hanson Boulevard and proceeding therefrom in a northerly direction along the
centerline of Hanson Boulevard and across U.S. Highway 10 to the
intersection with the centerline of Northdale Boulevard; thence
southeasterly along said centerline to the intersection with the centerline
of Kumquat Street; thence southerly along said centerline to the
intersection with the centerline of 110th Avenue; thence easterly along said
centerline to the intersection with the centerline of Foley Boulevard;
thence southerly along said centerline to the intersection with the
centerline of 108th Avenue; thence easterly along said centerline to the
intersection with the centerline of Butternut Street; thence easterly along
said centerline to the intersection with the east City limits; thence south
along the east City limits to the intersection with the centerline of
Pleasure Creek; thence southwesterly along said centerline to the
intersection with the centerline of State Trunk Highway 47; thence northerly
along said centerline to the intersection with the centerline of Foley
Boulevard; thence southwesterly along said centerline to the intersection
with the centerline of 99th Avenue; thence westerly along said centerline to
the intersection with the centerline of Kumquat Street; thence northerly
along said centerline to the intersection with the centerline of 101st
Avenue; thence westerly along said centerline to the intersection with the
centerline of Olive Street; thence northerly along said centerline to the
intersection with the centerline of 103rd Avenue; thence westerly along said
centerline to the intersection with the centerline of Sycamore Street;
thence south along said centerline to the intersection with the centerline
of Coon Rapids Boulevard Extension; thence westerly along said centerline to
the centerline of the westerly Burlington Northern, Inc. Railroad
right-of-way; thence northwesterly along said centerline to the point of
beginning. [Revised 03/03/93, Ordinance 1440] [Revised 4/16/02, Ordinance
1758]
2-306 Redetermination of Ward Boundaries. Pursuant to City Charter Section
1-203, the City Council shall redetermine appropriate Ward boundaries in
years between the taking of a Federal decennial census whenever the Council
finds that a deviation of more than 5% exists in the populations of the
largest and smallest wards. For the purposes of this section, the Council,
in making its findings as to population, shall take into consideration
changes in numbers of households since the last decennial census and
household size in areas where changes have occurred as determined by the
school district. [Revised 02/02/93, Ordinance 1436]