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ORDINANCE #98-18 <br /> <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />AN INTERIM ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON THE <br />REZONING AND SUBDIVIDING OF LAND WITHIN A PART OF THE CITY <br />OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA. <br /> <br />The City of Ramsey Ordains: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. AUTHORITY. <br /> <br />This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to that authority granted to the City by MSA <br />{}462.355, Subd. 4, entitled "Interim Ordinance." <br /> <br />SECTION 2. PREAMBLE AND PURPOSE <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council finds that certain elements of its Comprehensive <br />Plan relating to residential development density and the impact of new residential <br />development on existing neighborhoods requires further study in order to implement <br />appropriate performance control standards; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the environmental component of the <br />City's Comprehensive Plan may require further study to determine the impact of <br />residential development density on the City's environmentally sensitive areas; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council finds that an interim ordinance placing a <br />moratorium on the rezoning, subdividing and platting of land within certain areas of the <br />City is necessary to study the above issues and in order to protect the planning process <br />and the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Ramsey. <br /> <br />SECTION 3. STUDIES <br /> <br />The City Council directs its Staff and Consulting Planner to study the issues described <br />above and to make recommendations to the City Council for the adoption of policies, <br />procedures and ordinance amendments relating to Comprehensive Plan amendments <br />adequate to address the above referenced issues. <br /> <br />SECTION 4. PROHIBITION <br /> <br />During the term of this Ordinance, notwithstanding Chapter 9 of the City Code, entitled <br />"Zoning and Subdivision of Land," no rezoning, subdivision or platting of any land <br />within the City shall be permitted and no applications for said rezoning and subdivision <br /> <br /> <br />