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& <br />To; <br />From: <br />Date: <br />Chair Smith and Planning Commission Members <br />Mike Gaffron, Senior Planning Coordinator <br />August 4, 1998 <br />Subject: Proposed "Interim Use" Ordinaiice <br />List of Exhibits <br />A - Draft 0; Jinance <br />B - City of Plymouth Ordinance <br />C - City of Roseville Ordinance <br />D - Minnesota Statutes 462.3597 <br />Attached is a draft "Interim Use Ordinance" which would allow the Council to grant an Interim Use <br />Permit for uses which do not appear as permitted/accessory/conditional uses in the zoning code, but <br />which the Council might find acceptable for a limited period. This will have applicability to a <br />number of properties in the City, such as the Cliff Otten former daycare site at the intersection of <br />County Rd. 6 and Highway 12, and perhaps for the industrial park or other areas which might be <br />affected by zoning or Comprehensive Plan changes, or the Hwy 12 relocation. <br />This was drafted using language from the Plymouth ordinance and the Roseville ordinance, both of <br />which are attached. Plymouth ’s is more detailed, and has one elemert which differs significantly <br />from that of Roseville. It suggests that an "allowed interim uses" list be added to each zoning district <br />(See Plymouth 21020.03 Subd. 3). This would on the one hand provide a definite limit on the range <br />of interim uses available, and provide property owners clear direction as to what might be feasible; <br />but on the other hand would require a zoning code amendment each time a suitable but unlisted <br />interim use was proposed, and would therefore limit the City's flexibility for approving interim uses <br />in a timely manner. <br />The wording of the Statutes is somewhat ambiguous as to whether a list is required, merely stating <br />that permission for an interim use ni3y be granted if "the use conforms to the zoning regulations". <br />The Statutes and the proposed ordinance give the City Council total authority to approve or deny <br />interim uses ..s it sees fit. The City Attorney has been asked to review the draft. <br />Staff Recommendation <br />This item wnll be the subject of a public hearing at your August 17 meeting. At the work session on <br />August 7 Planni*- Commission should consider whethe * Orono's ordinance should include a list of <br />allowed interim uses , or leave it open ended to give Council broad discretion in approving interim <br />uses.