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Minn. Stat. § 462.355 <br />subd 4(a) <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.355, <br />subd 4(c) <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.355, <br />subd 4(c)(3) <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.355, <br />subd 4(c)(1) <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.355, <br />subd 4(c)(2) <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.355, <br />subd 4(c) <br />2. Procedure for adoption of an interim <br />ordinance <br />Cities must initiate a moratorium by adopting an ordinance. The <br />interim ordinance may regulate, restrict, or prohibit any use, <br />development, or subdivision within the city or a portion of the city for <br />a period not to exceed one year from the effective date of the <br />ordinance. An interim ordinance may be adopted only for one of the <br />following circumstances; the city: <br />• Is conducting studies on the issue <br />• Has authorized a study to be conducted <br />• Has held or scheduled a hearing for the purpose of considering adoption <br />or amendment of a comprehensive plan or other official controls, <br />including the zoning code, subdivision controls, site plan regulations, <br />sanitary codes, building codes, and official maps <br />• Has annexed new territory into the city for which plans or controls have <br />not been adopted <br />The legal justification for the interim ordinance should be stated in the <br />findings of fact when the ordinance is adopted. No notice or hearing is <br />generally necessary before an interim ordinance is enacted. <br />3. Procedure for interim ordinance extension <br />An interim ordinance may be extended only in limited circumstances if the <br />procedures of state statute are followed. An interim ordinance may be <br />extended if the city holds a public hearing and adopts fmdings of fact stating <br />that additional time is needed to: <br />• Complete and adopt a comprehensive plan in cities that did not have a <br />comprehensive plan in place when the interim ordinance was adopted. <br />This allows an extension for an additional year. <br />• Obtain final approval or review by a federal, state, or metropolitan <br />agency of the proposed amendment to the city's official controls, when <br />such approval is required by law and the review or approval has not been <br />completed and received by the municipality at least 30 days before the <br />expiration of the interim ordinance. This allows an extension for an <br />additional 120 days. <br />• Complete "any other process" required by a state statute, federal law, or <br />court order and when the process has not been completed at least 30 days <br />before the expiration of the interim ordinance. This allows an extension <br />for an additional 120 days. <br />• Review an area that is affected by a city's master plan for a municipal <br />airport. This allows for an additional period of 18 months. <br />SUBDIVISION GUIDE FOR CITIES 15 <br />