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NEW BUSINESS Case #2: Adopt Ordinance to Establish Development Moratorium on Certain Parcels within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area Zoning Administrator Frolik explained that on June 23, 1998, the Council introduced an ordinance to impose a development moratorium on certain parcels within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) that have been identified by City staff as land use sensitive with respect to the Comprehensive Plan update which is in progress. Ms. Frolik advised that in accordance with the City Charter, the ordinance is now eligible for adoption. Staff recommends adoption of the proposed ordinance to establish a moratorium on the development of certain parcels of land located in the City of Ramsey. Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to adopt Ordinance//98-08 Establishing a Moratorium on Development of Certain Parcels of Land Within the City of Ramsey, Anoka County, Minnesota. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Haas Steffen, Beahen, Beyer, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #3: Request for Exception from Development Moratorium; Case of Wayne Johnson and TSM Development, Inc. Zoning Administrator Frolik explained that the Council just adopted an ordinance to establish a development moratorium on certain land use sensitive parcels (with respect to the Comprehensive Plan update) which are within the MUSA. The moratorium includes a parcel located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of County Roads #56 and #116, just west of Regency Pond. This parcel is owned by Wayne Johnson and he has entered into a purchase agreement with TSM Development. They have requested an exception to the moratorium to proceed with a plan to rezone the property from Industrial to R-3 Urban Residential and develop it with townhomes. Ms. Frolik advised that the moratorium ordinance provides for exception when compliance may result in undue hardship and the Council has the authority to grant an exception to the moratorium with conditions desirable for the protection of the public interest. Ms. Frolik advised that the request for this exception was forwarded to the Hoisington Koegler Group for review and recommendation. The Hoisington Koegler Group prefers that the parcel remain in the moratorium, but if the Council chooses to grant the exception, they urge careful consideration be given to the density issue during site plan review relative to the land use and density discussions currently in progress. Ms. Frolik presented the criteria and findings as contained in her staff report and advised that staff recommends the Council grant an exception to the Moratorium Ordinance to Wayne Johnson for Outlot A, Regency Pond. Wayne Johnson, 710 Dodge Avenue, Elk River, reiterated what was stated in his correspondence to the City that they have not been able to rezone this property to residential, which appears to be the market for this parcel since it is adjacent to single family homes, because of the moratorium. He noted that this is a small piece of property which has been off the market for about one year City Council/July 14, 1998 Page 8 of 18