This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Zoning Ordinance of the City of Columbus, Minnesota.”

In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this Chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, and the general welfare. Where the requirements of this Ordinance are at variance or in any other way conflict with the requirements of any other lawfully-adopted rules, regulations, Ordinances, deed restrictions, or covenants, the most restrictive or those imposing the higher standards shall govern.

Should any section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, clause, word, or provision of this Ordinance be declared by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.

All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances or parts of the City Code in conflict with this Zoning Ordinance or inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, are hereby repealed to the extent necessary to give this Ordinance full force and effect.

Applications for administrative permits, building permits, and zoning actions shall be reviewed according to the regulations in effect in this Ordinance on the date that the application was received and considered complete.