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ORDINANCE NO. 06-07 CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN INTERIM ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND WITHIN THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA The City of Ramsey Ordains: SECTION 1. AUTHORITY This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to that authority granted to the City by MSA 462.355, Subd. 4, entitled "Interim Ordinance." SECTION 2. PREAMBLE AND PURPOSE WHEREAS, the City Council finds that certain elements of its Zoning Code, specifically the R-1 Residential - Rural Developing District that allow for lot sizes of 2.5 acres, together with the impact of additional rural residential development, may complicate efforts to plan effectively for residential development outside of the urban service area; and WHEREAS, on April 4, 2005, Ordinance #05-03 became effective requiring the clustering of residential subdivisions to address the conflict between developing land in the Rural Developing Area and the eventual extension of urban services; and WHEREAS, in the course of implementing the cluster ordinance, the City Council has identified sections that require additional review and modification; and WHEREAS, on February 21, 2006, the City Council met at a work session, and determined that more study of the cluster ordinance was necessary in the following areas: density transitioning standards, open space provisions, the calculation of density, and specific septic system submittal requirements; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that an interim ordinance placing a moratorium on the subdividing and platting of land within the R: I Rural Developing area of the City, as identified on the Official Zoning Map, revised February 28, 2006, is necessary to protect the planning process and the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Ramsey. SECTION 3. STUDIES The City Council, by Resolution #06-03-101, has authorized City Staff to further study the Rural Developing area in order to identify those sections of City Code Section 9.20.11 which need to be modified to better implement said City Code section.