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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 07-_ <br /> <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />AN INTERIM ORDINANCE EXTENDING AN EXISTING MORATORIUM ON THE <br />DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND WITHIN THE CITY OF RAMSEY, <br />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 462.355, Subd. 4, <br />entitled "Interim Ordinance." <br /> <br />SECTION 2. PREAMBLE AND PURPOSE <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council finds that certain elements of its Zoning Code, specifically <br />the R -1 Residential - Rural Developing District that allow for lot sizes of 2.5 acres, together with <br />the impact of additional rural residential development, may complicate efforts to plan effectively for <br />residential development outside of the urban service area; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on April 4, 2005, Ordinance #05-03 became effective requiring the clustering <br />of residential subdivisions to address the conflict between developing land in the Rural Developing <br />Area and the eventual extension of urban services; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in the course of implementing the cluster ordinance, the City Council has <br />identified sections that require additional review and modification; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on February 2l, 2006, the City Council met at a work session, and determined <br />that more study of the cluster ordinance was necessary in the following areas: density transitioning <br />standards, open space provisions, the calculation of density, and specific septic system submittal <br />requirements; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council finds that an interim ordinance placing a moratorium on the <br />subdividing and platting of land within the R: 1 Rural Developing area of the City, as identified on <br />the Official Zoning Map, revised February 28,2006, is necessary to protect the planning process and <br />the health, safety and welfare ofthe citizens of Ramsey; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on April ll, 2006 the City Council adopted Ordinance #06-07 which <br />established a moratorium on subdividing and platting of land within the R-l: Rural Developing area <br />of the City for a period of9 months, from May 15,2006 through February 15,2007; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council has directed Staff to draft a Comprehensive Plan Amendment <br />and Zoning Amendment for the Rural Developing Area, which will require an additional three <br />