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ORDXN~lfCE MO. 97-07 <br /> <br /> CITY OF RAMBE¥ <br />Anoka Count~, Minnesota <br /> <br />i AN INTF~XM..'ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON THE REZONING AND <br /> SUBDMDI~G OF LAND WITHIN A PART OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA <br /> COUNTY, MINNESOTA. <br /> <br />I The city of Ramsey Ordains: <br /> SECTION L, AUTHORZTY. <br /> <br /> I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> This .Ordinance is adopted pursuant to that authority granted <br />to the City by MSA §462.355, Subd. 4, entitled "Interim Ordinance." <br /> <br />8ECTZON 2, PRF~LE AND PURPOBE. <br /> <br /> WH~P~, the City Council finds that certain elements of its <br />ComprehenSive Plan relating to residential development density and <br />the impact of new residential development on existing neighborhoods <br />requires .further study in order to implement appropriate <br />performance control standards; and <br /> <br /> WHERe, the City Council finds that additional planning <br />studies need to be made concerning the advisability of including <br />within its Comprehensive Plan legally defensible controls for <br />regulating community appearance and design standards; and <br /> <br /> WH~P~B, the city Council finds that the environmental <br />component of the City's Comprehensive Plan may require further <br />study to determine the impact of residential development density on <br />the City's environmentally sensitive areas; and <br /> <br /> WHEREA~, the City Council finds that an interim ordinance <br />placing a!moratorium on the rezoning, subdividing and platting of <br />land within all areas of the City, except those-specifically <br />excluded below, is necessary to study the above issues and in order <br />to protect the planning process and the health, safety and welfare <br />of the citizens of Ramsey. <br /> <br />gBCTION 3, STUDIES. <br /> <br /> The City Council hereby directs its City Staff to advise it as <br />to the emtimated expense and sources of funding for the Compre- <br />hensive PLan amendment studies identified above and to report to <br />the City Council within 30 days its findings, at which time the <br />City Com~cil will order said Comprehensive Plan studies. In <br />addition, staff shall advise the C~ty Council as to what other <br />development studies are appropriat~ in order to accomplish the <br />purposes of this ordinance. The studies ordered pursuant to this <br />ordinance shall make recommendations to the City Council for the <br />adoption Of policies, procedures and ordinance amend~ents relating <br />to the Comprehensive Plan amendments referenced above. <br /> <br />/55 <br /> <br /> <br />