All decisions by the City involving an approval under this chapter shall be final, except that any aggrieved person or persons shall have the right to appeal within thirty (30) days of the decision to the Carver or Hennepin County District Court. Any person seeking judicial review must serve the City and all necessary parties, including any landowners, within the thirty (30) day period defined above.

Editor's note(s)—Ord. No. 377, § 1, adopted May 24, 2004, repealed § 20-1, which pertained to definitions. See Code Comparative Table for full derivation. See § 1-2 for definitions.

This chapter is enacted to carry out the intent of the city's comprehensive plan and to:

1. Protect residential, commercial, industrial and institutional areas from the intrusion of incompatible uses;
2. Prevent overcrowding of land;
3. Conserve and enhance the city's tax base;
4. Protect against fire, smoke, explosion, noxious fumes, offense noise, vibration, dust, odors, heat, glare and other hazards to people;
5. Preserve the natural beauty and amenities of the city and achieve excellence and originality of design;
6. Facilitate the provision of public services;
7. Secure equity among individuals in the use of their property.

(Ord. No. 80, Art. I, § 2, 12-15-86)

1. Where the conditions imposed by any provision of this chapter are either more or less restrictive than conditions imposed by other ordinances, the ordinance which is most restrictive shall prevail. When this chapter provides both general regulation as well as specific regulation of a subject, the specific regulation shall apply.
2. When the term "density" is used in this chapter without specifying "net density" or "gross density, " it shall be construed to mean "net density."

(Ord. No. 80, Art. I, § 3(1-3-1), 12-15-86; Ord. No. 108, § 1, 9-11-89)

No building, structure or land shall be used or occupied, no building permit shall be granted and no plat approved that does not conform to the requirements of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 80, Art. I, § 3(1-3-2), 12-15-86)

For purposes of this chapter, the following are identified as arterial and collector streets:

Arterial streets:

County Road 14 (Pioneer Trail) County Road 15 (Galpin Boulevard south of Trunk Highway 5 and Audubon Road south of Lyman Boulevard) County Road 17 (Powers Boulevard) County Road 18 (Lyman Boulevard west of County Road 101) County Road 61 (Flying Cloud Drive) Trunk Highway 101/County Road 101 (north to south corporate city limits) Trunk Highway 5 Trunk Highway 7 (Principal) Trunk Highway 41 U.S. Highway 212 (Principal)

Collector streets:

82nd Street (Trunk Highway 41 to Century Boulevard) Avienda Parkway Audubon Road (north of Lyman Boulevard to West 78th Street) Bluff Creek Boulevard Bluff Creek Drive Century Boulevard (from West 78th Street to 82nd Street) Coulter Boulevard County Road 117 (Galpin Boulevard north of Trunk Highway 5) Dakota Avenue (Highway 5 to Lake Drive East) Dell Road (north to south corporate city limits) Eagle Ridge Road and its connection to Powers Boulevard Dell Road (Trunk Highway 5 north to corporate city limits) Galpin Boulevard (County Road 117) (Highway 5 to north city limits) Great Plains Boulevard (West 78th Street to Grandview Road) Kerber Boulevard Lake Drive (County Road 17 to County Road 101) Lake Drive East (Great Plains Boulevard to Dell Road) Lake Drive West (Audubon Road to County Road 17) Lake Lucy Road (Trunk Highway 41 to Powers Boulevard) Longacres Drive Lyman Boulevard (east of County Road 101) Market Boulevard (Trunk Highway 5 to West 78th Street) Minnewashta Parkway (Trunk Highway 7 to Trunk Highway 5) Park Road Pleasant View Road Stoughton Avenue West 78th Street (Trunk Highway 41 to County Road/Trunk Highway 101) Yosemite Avenue

(Ord. No. 80, Art. VI, § 25, 12-15-86; Ord. No. 240, § 9, 7-24-95; Ord. No. 377, § 2, 5-24-04; Ord. No. 451, § 1, 5-29-07; Ord. No. 507, § 1, 6-28-10; Ord. No. 577, § 1, 12-10-12; Ord. No. 619, § 5, 2-27-17)