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grading and drainage plan including the use of i~movative storm water management techniques, utilities, and street construction. A secondary development agreement will also need to be approved at that time. She noted that storm sewer charges will be collected as part of the site plan approval. Staff is recommending approval of the final plat contingent upon compliance with City Staff Review Letter dated July 9, 2004, final site plan approval, and the Applicant entering into a Secondary Development Agreement with the City. Motion by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Elvig, to adopt Resolution #04- 07-184 approving the final plat of the Ramsey Town Center 4th Addition. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Cook, Elvig, Pearson, Strommen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Kurak. Case #10: Request for Exception from Development Moratorium; Case of John Rowe Community Development Director Frolik explained that the R-1 Residential Rural Developing district is currently under a moratorium for the subdivision of land. The purpose of the moratorium is to provide the City with the opportunity to perform a comprehensive plalming process to determine how growth will occur outside of the current urban service area. The moratorium is currently in effect to about September 14, 2004. She stated the moratorium ordinance provides for exceptions when compliance may result in undue hardship. The Council has the authority to grant an exception to the moratorium with conditions desirable for the protection of the public interest. No exception is to be granted unless the City Council finds the following: That there are special circumstances or conditions affecting the property in question such that strict compliance would deprive the petitioner of reasonable use of the property. 2. That the exception is necessary for the preservation of a substantial property right. o That the granting of the exception will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other property in the area. That the exception will be harmonious with and in accordance with the objectives of the City's existing Comprehensive Plan and will not adversely affect the planning process for adoption of amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. That the proposed subdivision will be consistent with the intent and purpose of the moratorium Ordinance. Recently, Mr. Rowe purchased the Green Valley Greenhouse and homestead at 6530 Green Valley Road from his brother-in-law, Wayne Davis. The greenhouse and the homestead are on the same 40-acre parcel. Mr. Rowe has a home at 17059 Nowthen Blvd. N.W. and, therefore, would like to sell the homestead on the Greenhouse property to his nephew, who is also an employee of the greenhouse. It is necessary to subdivide the property in order to create a separate City Council/July 13, 2004 Page 17 of 24