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Proposed Ordinances

Per the City Charter - proposed ordinances typically receive 2 readings (announcements) at City Council Meetings.

The first reading serves as a notice, the second reading is given before the Council votes to adopt the Ordinance. Ordinances are in effect upon publication unless otherwise stated in the Ordinance.

2024 Proposed Ordinances	Publicly Posted	Planned First Reading	Planned Second Reading
ORDINANCE CREATING SECTIONS 5-23-3, 5-23-4, 5-23-5, 5-23-6, 5-23-7 AND AMENDING SECTION 5-23-1 OF CHAPTER 5-23 OF TITLE 5 OF THE ROCHESTER CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO CANNABIS	Oct 17	Oct 21	Nov 18
ORDINANCE CREATING SECTION 60.200.040G OF CHAPTER 60.200 OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA AS IT RELATES TO MEDICAL OVERLAY DISTRICT AND REPEALING ORDINANCES 2726, 3534,3669, AND 4052.	Oct 17	Oct 21	Nov 18
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-1-2 OF CHAPTER 2-1 OF TITLE 2 OF THE ROCHESTER CODE OF ORDINANCES ESTABLISHING FEES AND CHARGES FOR LICENSES, PERMITS, SERVICES AND OTHER CHARGES	Nov 4	Nov 4	Dec 2
ORDINANCE ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF ROCHESTER APPROXIMATELY 36.84 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED SOUTH OF WHEELOCK DRIVE NE AND NORTH OF SILVER CREEK ROAD NE AND THE EAST CIRCLE DRIVE NE AND VIOLA ROAD NE RIGHT-OF-WAY PARCELS	Nov 4	Nov 4	Dec 2
ORDINANCE ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF ROCHESTER APPROXIMATELY 49.90 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED SOUTH OF WHEELOCK DRIVE NE AND NORTH OF SILVER CREEK ROAD NE AND THE EAST CIRCLE DRIVE NE AND VIOLA ROAD NE RIGHT-OF-WAY PARCELS.	Nov 4	Nov 4	Dec 2
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8-8-10 OF CHAPTER 8-8 OF TITLE 8 OF THE ROCHESTER CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO JUVENILE CURFEW.	Nov 4	Nov 4	Dec 2
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 2-18-1 and 2-18-4 OF CHAPTER 2-18 OF TITLE 2 OF THE ROCHESTER CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO DOWNTOWN SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT.	Nov 4	Nov 4	Dec 2

Adopted Ordinances

Ordinances are effective upon publication unless otherwise noted.

Ordinance Title	Adopted	Published
Ordinance No. 4544 - Ordinance Amending Section Relating to the Establishment of Police Policy Oversight Commission	Sep 23	Sep 30
Ordinance No. 4543 - Ordinance Amending Sections Relating to Motorized Golf Carts	Sep 23	Sep 30
Ordinance No. 4542 - Ordinance Rezoning 4.73 Acres of Land Located at the Southwest Corner of Heritage Place NW & Superior Drive NW	Sep 9	Sep 11
Ordinance No. 4541 - Ordinance Approving the Renaming of Roadway Sections	July 15	July 18
Ordinance No. 4540 - Ordinance Annexing 9.5 Acres of Land Located on the West Side of East River Road, North of the 44th Street NE Alignment	July 15	July 18
Ordinance No. 4539 - Ordinance Amending Sections Relating to Tall Grass and Weeds	July 15	July 18
Ordinance No. 4538 - Ordinance Annexing 35 Acres of Land Located at the Southeast Corner of Viola Road NE and East Circle Drive NE	July 15	July 18
Ordinance No. 4537 - Ordinance Designating Soldiers Field Memorial Park as a Historic Landmark Site	June 3	June 6
Ordinance No. 4536 - Ordinance Designating the Downtown Commercial Historic Landmark District	June 3	June 6
Ordinance No. 4535 - Ordinance Designating Part of Silver Lake Park as a Historic Landmark Site	June 3	June 6
Ordinance No. 4534 - Ordinance Designating the Rosenow Residence as a Historic Landmark Site	June 3	June 6
Ordinance No. 4533 - Ordinance Designating the Ear of Corn Water Tower as a Historic Landmark Structure	June 3	June 6
Ordinance No. 4532 - Ordinance Annexing to the City of Rochester Approximately 47.41 Acres, Located at Northeast Corner of 55th Street NW and 18th Avenue NW	May 20	May 22
Ordinance No. 4531 - Ordinance Rezoning Approximately 1.25 Acres of Land from R-1 to R-2	May 6	May 13
Ordinance No. 4530 - Ordinance Creating and Enacting Chapter 12-11 Relating to the Regulation of Nonessential Water Usage Upon Declaration of a Critical Water Deficiency	Apr 22	Apr 29

Other Notices

Weekly Licensing Report

The City Council recently approved changes to the Rochester Code of Ordinances in relation to City Licensing.

These changes authorize the City Clerk's Office to administratively issue licenses to qualifying applicants in many of our license type categories.

Beginning February 9, 2024, a weekly report of issued licenses will appear in this section for easy reference.

License Report:

Licenses Issued Between August 26, 2024 and September 9, 2024.

City Meeting Calendar

The Public Meeting Calendar has the complete listing of upcoming meetings.

For agendas, minutes, and video prior to May 2, 2022, visit the IQM2 City Meeting Portal.

For agendas, minutes, and video beginning with the May 2, 2022, City Council Study Session and Regular Meeting, visit the new Agenda Management Portal.

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Per the City Charter - proposed ordinances typically receive 2 readings (announcements) at City Council Meetings.

2024 Proposed Ordinances

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Ordinances are effective upon publication unless otherwise noted.

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