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Green Sheet # 3033135
RESOLUTION �
CITY OF $AINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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2 WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Section 624.20 regulates fireworks that cannot be sold to the general
3 public in Minnesota, excluding from this definition certain items specifically listed in pazagraphs (b)
4 and (c) of Section 624.20; and
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6 WHEREAS, this statute section also imposes restrictions on how the items specifically excluded from
7 the definition of fireworks may be regulated by local governments; and
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WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Zoning Code permits outdoor sales of items other than motor vehicles as a
conditional use in the B3 General Business zoning district as regulated under the provisions of Section
65.525; and
WHEREAS, many areas zoned B3 have property used or zoned for residential purposes immediately
adjoining at a common property line or abutting across an alley; and
WHEREAS, community members have raised concems about the safety of outdoor sales of the items
listed in MN Stat. § 624.20(c) in close proximity to residentially used or zoned property;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul requests that
the Planning Commission initiate a zoning study to determine appropriate zoning regulations, including
distance requirements from residential uses, for outdoor sales of the items listed in MN Stat. §
624.20(c); and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council requests the Planning Commission to forward
proposed zoning code changes to the Council by March 30, 2007.
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Action Requested:
The City Council requests the Planning Commission to fonvard proposed zoning code changes regu]ating fireworks to the Council by
March 30, 2007.
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