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ORDINANCE NO. 7,3RD SERIES INIHRIM ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES SECTION 462.355, SUI3DIVISION 4. TO ESTABLISH A MORATORIUM PROHIBITING THE GRANTING OF PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION APPROVAL. ZONING (CUP/VARIANCE) Al’PROVAL, REZONING. OR PUD APPROVAL WITHIN HIE MORATORIUM AREA AS DEFINED HEREIN. 1 HE CITY OF ORONO ORDAINS: The Municipal Code of ihc City of Orono is amended by adding Ordinance No. 7, 3rd Series. SECTION 1. SM«ncnL.oX.JiQlici[, The City Council finds that the City i.s presently faced with the potential of applications for .subdivision, re/oning, zoning (CUP/Variance), or PUD approvals for property within the Moratorium Area as defined in .Section 2. It appears to the Council that the consequences of allowing such applications to be appiovcd may be uiulcsirable because the cuneni ordinances may not be consistent with the City’s zoning and development goals. I he Council, Iheicfoie, finds th.it it is necessaiy to study the impact of development under current oidinanccs to dctemiine whether they lullill the underlying purjmses of the City's land use and zoning provisions. I he Council further Inuls th.it if, as a result of this study, the land use controls and zoning provisions contained in the City code need to be revised, such revision is a process th.u cannot be accomplished until a .study has been completed and a hearing held. Du^i g tlu.s period, it ts desit.iblc that the Council establish guidelines for the benefit of those who wish to develop property tn order to bring about savings of public and private expciuhtures and to provide the pubhe guides to future City action. Since enactment of an amendment to the code would undoubtedly modify c.xistmg reguLitions conceniing permitted laiul use .iiul zoning perloiinancc standards, the granting of preliminary ’ approval of subdivision applications, zoning (CUlWariance) applications, rezoning applications, or PUD for pioperty within; tlie Mor.itornim Area would be contrary to the punmsc of the zoning enabling act, Minne.sota .Statutes Section 462.351. et seq. The Council further finds that it would be unwise, improper and uii|ust to .allow individual development to occur during this study. SECTION 2. MorsltorhilU.Ar-€4 As used in the Ordinance. Moraturiuni Aiea sliall lie defined as all real property within the City of Orono which has allowed densities of two residential dwelling units per acre or gie.itcr, with the exception of the property within the plat of StoneBay. 12109JI4A1 rM.'4«