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Date: To: • City of Ramsey • 15153 NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303 MEMORANDUM March 11, 1998 Fred Hoisington, Brad Scheib Hoisington Koegler, Inc. From: Sylvia Frolik, Zoning Administrator cc: Jim Norman, City Administrator Re: Development moratorium in the City of Ramsey PHONE (612) 427-1410 FAX (612) 427-5543 TDD (612) 427-8591 On March 10, 1998, the City Council granted Mr. Jim Martin's request for an exception to the moratorium to replat his property (Outlot C, Tooth Acres) into a lot and block so that it will be eligible for a building permit. The Council also accepted Mr. Jack Menkveld's request for an exception to the moratorium to plat and rezone a one acre lot in the southwest quadrant of 149th Avenue N.W. and Ramsey Blvd. N.W. I faxed you a copy of Mr. Menkveld's letter of request on March 10, 1998. On March 10, the Council also accepted Mr. John Gobernatz's request for an exception to the moratorium to plat 2 more lots out of his 42 acre homestead located approximately at 175th and St. Francis Blvd. A site location map and Mr. Gobernatz's letter is attached. Council has asked for a report from Hoisington Koegler regarding the requests of Mr. Menkveld and Mr. Gobernatz as they relate to the comprehensive plan update. During the discussion of these requests for moratorium exceptions, Councilmember Haas Steffen recalled that she thought the intent of Council was to exclude all commercial/industrial property from the moratorium, not just that which is located in the MUSA. The discussion evolved to the Council directing City Staff to draft a new moratorium ordinance that would exclude all commercial/industrial property from the moratorium. However, the Council has also asked that Hoisington Koegler provide the City with a list of commercial/industrial parcels that are impacted by the comprehensive plan update and appropriately retained in the moratorium. Staff has been directed to report back to Council on March 24, 1998 with a recommendation on the requests for exceptions from Mr. Menkveld and Mr. Gobernatz and a list of any commercial/industrial parcels you feel should be retained in the moratorium. To do that, I am respectfully requesting that I receive your comments by 5:00 p.m. on March 17. Incidentally, if the moratorium ordinance is amended, the new ordinance would become effective about the loth of May.