CITY OF HASTINGS
SUMMARY PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 2023-18
ENACTING HASTINGS CITY CODE REGARDING MISSISSIPPI RIVER CORRIDOR CRITICAL AREA REGULATIONS, ZONING OVERLAY DISTRICTS AND WEED AND GRASS PROVISIONS
On December 18, 2023, the City Council of the City of Hastings adopted Ordinance No. 2023-18 enacting Hastings City Code, regarding Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Regulations, Zoning Overlay Districts and Weed and Grass Regulations. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 412.191, in the case of a lengthy ordinance, a summary may be published. While a copy of the entire ordinance is available without cost at the office of the City Clerk, the following summary is approved by the City Council and shall be published in lieu of publishing the entire ordinance. The text adopted by the Hastings City Council on December 18, 2023 modifies the City Code to include Chapter 152A MRCCA (Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area), amends Chapter 155.01 Official Zoning to add MRCCA overly districts, amends Chapter 155.08 Signs to remove weed and grass provisions, amends Chapters 158.04 Property Maintenance Requirnments and 90.05 Grass, Weeds, And Trees In Streets by adding an exemption to weed and grass provisions for certain areas with in the MRCCA, and amends Chapter 95.21 Public Nuisances Affecting Health to add clarifying language to hazardous weeds and vegetation.
Justin Fortney
City Planner
Published: Hastings Journal: December 21, 2023 and December 28, 2023
