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ORDINANCE NO. 99 - 26 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 900.12 OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED "PERMITTED, ACCESSORY, AND CONDITIONAL USES BY DISTRICT" Section 1. Section 900.12 of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances is amended by adding a Heritage Preservation Site Overlay Zoning District as follows: 21. HPS - Heritage Preservation Site Overlay Zoning District, STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purposes of the Heritage Preservation Site overlay zoning district are to: (1) Safeguard the heritage of the City by preserving sites and structures which reflect elements of the City's cultural, social, economic, political, visual, or architectural history; (2) Promote the preservation and continued use of historic sites and structures for the education and general welfare of the people of the City; and (3) Foster civic pride in the beauty and notable accomplishments of the past. A. Uses Heritage Preservation Site Overlay Zoning shall be applied to and superimposed upon all zoning districts contained herein as existing or amended by the zoning ordinance text and official zoning map. The regulations and requirements imposed by Heritage Preservation Site Overlay Zoning shall be in addition to those established for the base zoning districts which jointly apply. Under the joint application of standards, the most restrictive requirements shall apply. B. Reports The City Council may direct the City staff to prepare studies which catalog buildings, land, areas, districts, or other objects to be considered for rezoning to the Heritage Preservation Site Overlay District. The Building and Zoning Administrator shall instruct the appropriate staff persons to prepare technical reports where applicable, and provide general assistance in preparing a recommendation on the action to the City Council. C. Standards The Heritage Preservation Commission shall recommend to the Planning Commission that an area, building district, or object be rezoned to the Heritage Preservation Site Overlay Zoning District upon determining that such site meets one or more of the following criteria: i. It has character, interest, or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the City of Elk River, State of Minnesota, or the United States;