591.20. - Findings and purpose.
The City of Minneapolis is conducting a major revision of its comprehensive plan, zoning code, and industrial and commercial district regulations. Major goals of the revision are: 1) to minimize land use conflicts between commercial, industrial and residential uses; 2) to promote homeownership, maintenance and investment in residential property; 3) to promote reinvestment and maintenance in commercial and industrial property; 4) to preserve the city as a desirable place in which to live, to work and to visit; and 5) to maintain and promote a compatible mixture of residential, industrial and commercial land uses.
There is a mixture of residential, commercial and industrial properties in the study area. Some of these properties are in disrepair, or are vacant or underutilized. The city council is concerned about the future development of this mixed industrial area without a final development plan. A master plan for the upper Mississippi River is currently being studied. It is expected that the results of the study will be produced in the near future. The city council is concerned that further development of the study area without a final development plan could negatively impact existing and future residential and recreational uses. Increased industrial uses may contribute to neighborhood instability through negative environmental impacts such as increased traffic, noise and visual blight.
As a result of the important land use and zoning issues cited above, the city, through its planning department, will conduct studies to consider possible amendments to the comprehensive plan or official zoning controls to address the issues of industrial development and expansion and its resultant effects on residential and recreational uses. The city finds that this interim ordinance should be adopted to protect the planning process and the health, safety and welfare of the citizens. (98-Or-151, § 1, 12-4-98)
