ROYALTON, MN.
ZONING  ORDINANCE

 JUNE, 1980

 REVISED  NOVEMBER 1998

 REVISED  JULY 2002

 REVISED  JANUARY 2004

 REVISED  JUNE 2006

ORDINANCE NO.     16.01

City of Royalton, Minnesota

ZONING ORDINANCE

            AN ORDINANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING HEALTH, SAFETY, ORDER, CONVENIENCE AND GENERAL WELFARE, BY REGULATING THE USE OF LAND, THE LOCATION AND USE OF BUILDINGS AND THE ARRANGEMENT OF BUILDINGS ON LOTS, AND THE DENSITY OF POPULATION IN THE CITY OF ROYALTON, MINNESOTA.

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROYALTON, IN THE COUNTY OF MORRISON, STATE OF MINNESOTA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1.0 INTENT, PURPOSE, AND APPLICATION

1.01     Intent

Pursuant to the authority conferred by the State of Minnesota in Section
462.357, Laws of 1965 amended, and for the purpose of:

1.   Promoting and protecting the public health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of the incorporated area of the City of Royalton, Minnesota,

2.   Protecting and preserving the physical character, social, and economic stability of residential, commercial, indus­trial and other use areas,

3.   Securing the most appropriate use of land,

4.   Preventing the overcrowding of the land and undue con­gestion of population,

5.   Providing adequate light, air and reasonable access,

6.   Facilitating adequate and economical provision of trans­portation, water supply and sewage disposal,

7.   Planning for location of schools, recreation facilities and other public requirements,

8.   Providing for the protection of access to direct sun­light for solar energy systems.

1.02     Title

This Ordinance shall be known as “The Zoning Ordinance of Royalton, Minnesota” and will be referred to herein as “this Ordinance.”

1.03     Jurisdiction
The jurisdiction of this Ordinance shall apply to all of the area within the corporate limits of the City of Royalton, Minnesota.

1.04     Application and Interpretation
1. In their application and interpretation, the provisions of this Or­dinance shall be held to the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety and welfare.

2. Where the conditions imposed by any provision of this Ordinance are either more or less restrictive than comparable conditions imposed by any law, ordinance, statute, resolution, or regulation of any kind, the regulations which are more restrictive or which impose higher standards or requirements shall prevail.

1.05     Separability
1. If any court of competent jurisdiction shall judge any provision of this Ordinance to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect any other provisions of this Ordinance not specifically included in said judgment.

2. If any court of competent jurisdiction shall judge invalid the appli­cation of any provision of this Ordinance to a particular property, building or other structure, such judgment       shall not affect the application of said provision to any other property, building or structure not specifically included in said judgment.

1.06     Lots of Record
All lots which are a part of a subdivision legally recorded with the Mor­rison County Recorder, and a lot or lots described by metes and bounds, the deed to which has been recorded in the office of the County Recorder prior to the passage of this Ordinance shall             be considered to be Lots of Record and shall thereby be considered a legally buildable lot even though such lot or lots may not conform to the minimum requirements of this Ordinance provided the setback requirements of this Ordinance are complied with.