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ORDINANCE 502 – ZONING ORDINANCE
Section 502.03: JURISDICTION, APPLICATION, INTERPRETATION AND
SEPARABILITY
Subd. 1: Jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of this Ordinance shall apply within the Corporate
limits of the City and the unincorporated area within two (2) miles of its limits; provided that
where a municipality lies less than four (4) miles from the limits of St. Joseph, these regulations
shall apply only to a line equally distant from St. Joseph and said municipality; and provided
further, that the governing body of unincorporated areas adjacent to the City have not adopted
ordinances for the regulation of zoning.
Subd. 2: Application and Interpretation. In their application and interpretation, the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of
the public health, safety and welfare.
a) Where the conditions imposed by any provision of this Ordinance are either more
or less restrictive than comparable conditions imposed by any law, ordinance,
Minnesota statute, resolution, or regulation of any kind, the regulations which are
more restrictive or which impose higher standards or requirements shall prevail.
b) No structure shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed or altered
without first obtaining a building permit, and no structure or land shall be used for
any purpose nor in any manner which is not in conformity with the provisions of
this Ordinance.
c) Except as herein provided no building, structure or premises shall hereafter be
used or occupied and no building permit shall be granted that does not conform to
the requirements of this Ordinance.
d) This Ordinance is not intended to abrogate any easement, covenant, or any other
private agreement provided that where the regulations of this Ordinance are more
restrictive or impose higher standards or requirements than such easements,
covenants, or other private agreements, the requirements of this Ordinance shall
govern.
e) No structure shall be moved onto any property without first obtaining a building
permit from the Building Official.
Subd. 3: Separability. If any court of competent jurisdiction shall judge any provision of
this Ordinance to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect any other provisions of this
Ordinance not specifically included in said judgment. If any court of competent jurisdiction
shall judge invalid the application of any provision of this Ordinance to a particular property,
building or other structure, such judgment shall not affect the application of said provision to any
other property, building or structure not specifically included in said judgment.
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