I: TITLE

II: DEFINITIONS

III: GENERAL PROVISIONS

IV: SHORELAND PROVISIONS

V: ESTABLISHMENT ZONING DISTRICTS: OFFICIAL ZONING MAP

VI: RULES FOR INTERPRETATION OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

VII: "R-1", SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT

VIII: "R-2", ONE AND TWO FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT

IX: "R-3" MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT

CITY OF BARNUM
COUNTY OF CARLTON

STATE OF MINNESOTA

AN ORDINANCE ENACTING THE CODE OF ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF BARNUM, MINNESOTA, ADOPTING THE MINNESOTA BASIC CODE AND AMENDING, RESTATING, REVISING, UPDATING, CODIFYING AND COMPILING CERTAIN ORDINANCES OF THE CITY DEALING WITH THE SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.

WHEREAS Minnesota Statutes Section 471.62 authorizes the city to adopt the Minnesota Basic Code by reference, and Sections 415.02 and 415.021 authorize the city to cause its ordinances to be codified and printed in a book,

NOW THEREFORE the City Council of the City of Barnum, Minnesota, ordains:

Section 1.  The Minnesota Basic Code, First Edition, together with amendments and supplements contained therein, is hereby adopted and shall constitute the “Code of Ordinances of the City of Barnum.”  This Code of Ordinances also adopts by reference certain statutes and administrative rules of the State of Minnesota as named in the Code of Ordinances.  It is the intention of the City Council that, when adopting the Minnesota Basic Code, all future amendments and supplements are hereby adopted as if they had been in existence at the time this Ordinance was enacted, unless there is clear intention expressed in the Code to the contrary.

Section 2.  The Code of Ordinances as adopted in Section 1 shall consist of the following titles (sections of the Minnesota Basic Code which are not yet adopted are indicated):

10. General Provisions

TITLE III:  ADMINISTRATION

30. General Provisions
        31.    Departments, Boards and Commissions
        32.    Emergency Management

TITLE V:  PUBLIC WORKS

         50.    Garbage and Rubbish
         51.    Sewer Regulations
         52.    Water Regulations
         53.    Storm Water Drainage Utility
         54.    Rates and Charges

TITLE VII:  TRAFFIC CODE

         70.    Traffic Regulations
         71.    Parking Regulations
         72.    Snowmobiles
         73.    Recreational Vehicles
         74.    Bicycles, Roller Blades, Roller Skates,
                     Roller Skis, and Skateboards

TITLE IX:  GENERAL REGULATIONS
         90.    Abandoned Property
         91.    Animals
         92.    Health and Safety; Nuisances
         93.    Streets and Sidewalks

TITLE XI:  BUSINESS REGULATIONS

        110.    General Licensing Provisions
        111.    Commercial Amusements
        112.    Liquor Regulations
        113.    Peddlers and Solicitors
        114.    Tattoo and Body Piercing Services
        115.    Tobacco Regulations
        116.    Regulating Lawful Gambling
        117.    Garage and Rummage Sales
        118.    Regulation of Public Dances and Special
                  Events
        119.    Sexually Oriented Businesses

        130.    General Offenses

        150.    General Provisions
        152.    Subdivision Control
        153.    Anti-Blight Regulations

Also, the city may exclude from adoption any chapter and sections by specifying above the sections not adopted, or by not listing the chapter.  Chapter 151 – Zoning, has not been adopted.

Section 3.  All prior ordinances, pertaining to the subjects treated in the Code of Ordinances, shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of this ordinance, except as they are included and re-ordained in whole or in part in the Code of Ordinances; provided, this repeal shall not affect any offense committed or penalty incurred or any right established prior to the effective date of this ordinance, nor shall this repeal affect the provisions of ordinances levying taxes, appropriating money, annexing or detaching territory, establishing franchises, or granting special rights to certain persons, authorizing public improvements, authorizing the issuance of bonds or borrowing of money, authorizing the purchase of sale of real or personal property, granting or accepting easements, plat or dedication of land to public use, vacating or setting the boundaries of streets or other public places; nor shall this repeal affect any other ordinance of a temporary or special nature or pertaining to subjects not contained in or covered by the Code of Ordinances.  All fees and charges established in ordinances or resolutions adopted prior to the adoption of this city code shall remain in effect unless amended in this code or until an ordinance adopting a schedule of fees and charges is adopted or amended.

Section 4.  This ordinance adopting the Code of Ordinances shall be a sufficient publication of any ordinance included in it and not previously published in the city’s official newspaper.  The Clerk of the city shall cause a substantial quantity of the Code of Ordinances to be printed for general distribution to the public at actual cost and shall furnish a copy of the Code of Ordinances to the County Law Library or its designated depository.  The official copy of the Code of Ordinances shall be marked and kept in the office of the City Clerk.

Section 5.  It is the intention of the City Council that, when adopting the Minnesota Basic Code and any supplements or additions to it, that all existing and future amendments to any state or federal rules and statutes adopted by reference or referenced in the Minnesota Basic Code and any supplements or additions to it are hereby adopted by reference or referenced as if they had been in existence at the time the Minnesota Basic Code and any supplements or additions to it was, are or may be in the future adopted, unless there is clear intention expressed in the code to the contrary.

Section 6.  The Code of Ordinances is declared to be prima facie evidence of the law of the city and shall be received in evidence as provided by Minnesota Statutes by the Courts of the State of Minnesota.  A copy of the Code of Ordinances marked “Official Copy” shall be filed as part of the official records of the city in the office of the City Clerk.  The City Clerk shall provide a copy of the Code of Ordinances to any person who requests a copy and shall charge that person the cost to the city of the copy of the Code of Ordinances.

Section 7.  This ordinance adopting the Code of Ordinances, and the Code of Ordinances itself, shall take effect upon publication of this ordinance in the city’s official newspaper.

Section 8.  Any amendments to a statute or rule adopted in this code or any former code or ordinance which continues to be in effect, shall be included by reference as if the amended statute or rule had been in existence at the time the code or ordinance was adopted.

THIS 8TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2005.

APPROVED:

_____________________________________MAYOR

ATTEST:

_____________________________________CITY CLERK