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ORDINANCE #81-1 <br /> <br />MORATORIUM affecting the operation of Chapter 170.03 which is known as the <br />Subdivision Chapter of the City Code of Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />An Ordinance placing a moratorium on subdivisions of land within the City <br />of Ramsey. <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Ramsey does ordain: <br /> <br />Section 1. PURPOSE <br /> <br /> The City Council find~hat the subdivision of land within <br /> the City of Ramsey is a significant process which has long <br /> term effects on the overall and ultimate development of the <br /> City)C~That in order to properly guide this development <br /> ~ro-~l-y planned subdivisions are necessary in order to <br /> protect the health, safety and welfare of the community,O) <br /> That the 1980 Minnesota Legislative substantially ~mended <br /> the City's subdivision enabling authority by passage of <br /> Chapter 566 of the 1980 Legislative Session, which Chapter <br /> amends M.S.A. 462.351 et a~.~)That in order to implement the <br /> provisions of~iqA 462.351 et al as amended by the 1980 legi- <br /> slature, the City needs time to review its existing sub- <br /> division regulations and revise its existing subdivision <br /> regulations in accordance with the ~iinnesota Legislative <br /> 1980 Actiong%~)That in order to protect the planning process <br /> and the health, safety and welfare of its citizens, the City <br /> needs to place a moratorium on land subdivisions while its <br /> subdivision regulations are amended and it is for this pur- <br /> pose that this ordinance is promulgated. <br /> <br />Section 2. AUTHORITY <br /> <br />This ordinance is adopted pursuant to that authority granted <br />the City by M.S.A. 462.351 Subd. 4. <br /> <br />Section 3. MORATORIUMAND TERM <br /> <br />A moratorium on the Subdivision of any parcel of land in the <br />City of Ramsey is hereby established for a period of six (6) <br />months from the effective date of this ordinance. "Subdivision" <br />as used herein shall mean the division of a parcel of land <br />into two (2) or more separate parcels where the result is <br />the creation of one or more parcels which is twenty (20) acres <br />or less in size and having a width less than 500 feet. <br /> <br />Section 4. VARIANCE <br /> <br />The City Council in its discretion may grant a variance to the <br />subdivision moratorium created herein if the proposed subdivision <br />has been approved by the City Council and Planning Commission <br />as being substantially in compliance (in the City's opinion) with <br /> <br /> <br />