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<br />C;or~trt ~aa>rst give effect to that plain anaaning, and thexe is no room for fltrl'1]er
<br />coaxstxuction. See.,~tnerican ~'ovver~, L.P. v. City of Grant, 636 N.W.2d 309, 312 (Mizar~,
<br />2001); Bcselce v, County of Goodhue, No. C6~00-489, 2000 WL 134i45B, at'"2 (Minn.
<br />App. Sept. 19, 2000) (Fx. 148) (citing Glen Paul Court.Neigltborltood Assn v. ,f'aster',
<br />437 N.'W_2d 52, 56 (Mazan. 1989)); ,Lr7fclrson v Ficllerton, 619 N.W.2d 204, 207 (iVtzxzzt.
<br />,A.pp. 2000); Matllins a Churcltill, 616IV.W.2d 764, 767 (Ivlizu~.. App_ 2000)..Ixt other
<br />woxds, .~ city bound by the plaint language o£ its oxdi.aance. See Save Zanterra I3ay v, Gass
<br />County Planning Corra~n'ra, 683 IV.W.2d 862, 865 (Minn. App. 2004) ("Fitrzdazxzezxtal to
<br />outr constt~.etiort of p11 ordinance as tine rule that at'altould b® construed ixx accordance
<br />with the plaart a7ad oxdinaiy meag o£ x~ts terms°') (cluotxztg,A~ohler v. Ctty of St. Louis
<br />,Park, 643 N.W.2d 623, •634 (Miraxt. App.), review denied (1Vlirtn. Ju1_ l6, 2002)).
<br />An osdinezLCe is aanbiguous ozzty if t1~e language is subject to mare than,; one reasonable
<br />intexpxetation. See ~tnericarz .F'am. Ins. Group v. SGliroedl, 61 G N.W.2d 273 (Minn,
<br />2000). ~'lais Court may 1oo1c beyond the ordinance language only to resolve azx
<br />azxtbiguity, not to create one, ,See Erickson, 619•N.W.2d. at 207,
<br />T,kte City failed to id.etztify a.tay such, auabiguity ~ the City Code. Awc1, tivitk~;out su.ckz ant
<br />a~zabz,guity, the City i5 bound by the plain language of the City Cgde oza tkris point.
<br />2. MULE ~~` C(),1~1,~T~1Ct~;'~'xglY N0.2. Ambiguities uxe tp be
<br />con§irued ~ £avo1C oi'the isendowner
<br />.Aar ordiuaaice is to be cozastrued so that it does trot vioiEtte the law or public policy. See
<br />Rasmussen v, Glass, 498 N.W.2d 508, 514 (Mizzza. A.pp_ 1993), And, in the lurid use
<br />context, pul7lic policy favoxs tine conetruction•tir~hich pernuts the land owr~ex's pxoposed
<br />use. SeeDatley v. City of LongLalc~,No, C3-998-1663, 1999 WL ;118633, at fi4 (Mitpn,_
<br />A,pp. Mar. 9, 1999) (Ex. 149) (findizag tkzat tine public policy rule of coztstruetion. favozs
<br />iz~telpretation in favor of land owner),
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