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Council introduces changes to interim‑use rules to allow more temporary uses
Summary
The Minnetonka City Council voted to introduce and refer amendments to the zoning ordinance that would broaden interim‑use standards and give the city planner authority to determine whether a proposed temporary use is similar to existing allowed uses.
The Minnetonka City Council on May 19 introduced and referred to the planning commission an amendment to the city’s zoning code intended to broaden the scope of permitted interim (temporary) uses and to delegate limited interpretive authority to the city planner.
City planner (presenting as Miss Thomas) told the council that the existing interim‑use rules are narrow and sometimes force staff to either deny reasonable temporary requests or treat temporary proposals as conditional uses that can become permanent. She said…
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