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ORDINANCE NO. 03-27 CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA AN INTE~ ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON THE h DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND WITHIN THE CITY OF RAMSE¥, ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA The City of Ramsey Ordains: SECTION 1. AUTHORITY This OrdinanCe is adopted pursuant to that authority granted to the City by MSA 462.355, Subd. 4, entitled "Interim Ordinance." SECTION 2.~ PREAMBLE AND PURPOSE WHEREAS, Mn/DOT has developed an Interregional Corridor (IRC) System which identifi~es 2,930 miles of key transportation corridors that account for 1/3 of the vehicle miles traveled in the State; and WHEREAS, traffic volumes on this IRC are expected to double by the year 2020 and without c~eful planning and protection of the function of these roadways, the ability to continue to .~rovide efficient movement of goods and people is threatened; and WIlE ~REAS, this increased traffic congestion along these corridors has been recognized as a regional priority in the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) lv[etro Division 2005 - 2025 Transportation System Plan, Metropolitan I~ . Council's Trarisportat~on Policy Plan; and WHEREAS, Mn/DOT prioritized the various corridors and selected seven for further study, 9ne of which is T.H. 10 from T.H. 24 in Clear Lake to 1-35W, including the T.H. 10 corridor through the City of Ramsey; and WHEREAS, as a result of the study, Mn/DOT released a document known as the T.H. 10 Corridor Management Plan: T.H. 24 in Clear Lake to 1-35W, dated January, 2002; and WHEREAS, on January 18, 2002, the City of Ramsey City Council adopted Resolution #0~.-01-007 to: a) endorse Mn/DOT's vision and corridor management plan for the T.H. 1t3 corridor; b) commit to working in partnership with Mn/DOT and other partners alongithe corridor to implement the recommendations of the T.H. 10 Corridor Management Plan; c) support the freeway design option from Thurston Blvd. in Anoka to the western boundary of Ramsey; and