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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 09-03 <br /> <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />AN INTERIM ORDINANCE FOR A MORATORIUM ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF <br />WIND TURBINES WITHIN THE CITY,QF 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 462.355, Subd. 4, <br />entitled "Interim Ordinance." <br /> <br />SECTION 2. PREAMBLE AND PURPOSE <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on February 24,2009, City Council directed staff to prepare an interim ordinance for <br />a moratorium on the construction of wind turbines in the City of Ramsey in order to study <br />appropriate regulations for the placement and height of wind turbines in the City; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the City does not have adequate City Code regulations for <br />pertaining to the height and placement of utility scale and personal scale wind turbines in the City in <br />order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of its residents; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council finds that an interim ordinance for a moratorium on the construction <br />of wind turbines within the City, except those specifically excluded below, is necessary to protect <br />the planning process and the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Ramsey. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is necessary for City Staff to study the above referenced <br />issues and to present to the City Council their study and recommendations for amendments to the <br />City Zoning and Subdivision Chapter (Chapter 9) of City Code. <br /> <br />SECTION 3. STUDIES <br /> <br />The City Council directs City Staff to study the issues raised in Section 2 above and to report back <br />to the City Council when the study is completed and present recommendations to the City Council <br />for possible regulations of wind turbines in City Code. <br /> <br />SECTION 4. PROHIBITION <br /> <br />During the term of this Ordinance, notwithstanding Chapter 9 of the City Code, no permit will be <br />granted to construct a wind turbine within the City and no applications for said construction shall be <br />accepted, except for those identified in Sections 5 and 6 below. <br />