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ORDINANCE NO., SECOND SERIES <br />AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING AN INTERIM MORATORIUM ON <br />THE GRANTING OF BUILDING PERMITS, LAND SUBDIVISIONS, <br />REZONING APPLICATIONS, CONDITIONAL OR SPECIAL USE <br />PERMITS, VARIANCES, OR OTHER AUTHORITY RELATING TO <br />ADULT USES IN ALL COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL <br />DISTRICTS IN THE CITY OF ORONO <br />THE CITY OF ORONO DOES ORDAIN: <br />SECTION 1. Authority. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 462.355, Subd. 4, <br />the City is authorized to establish interim ordinances to regulate, restrict, or prohibit any use or <br />development in all or a part of the City while the City is considering adoption or amendments of the <br />comprehensive plan or official zoning controls. The City declares that this ordinance is established <br />pursuant to the aforementioned statute and City ordinance. <br />SECTION 2. Findings and Purpose. The City of Orono is conducting a <br />comprehensive revision of its zoning code. One of the major goals of the revision is to minimize <br />land use conflicts near residenial neighborhoods and to promote maintenance and reinvestment in <br />commercial and industrial property. <br />The City Council is concerned about the effects of adult uses in commercial and <br />industrial districts near residential areas, parks, and schools. The City Council is concerned that <br />adult uses may contribute to instability through increased nighttime noise and traffic. <br />The City Council is concerned that adult uses are not a service to the industrial and <br />community level commercial districts. <br />As a result of the important land use and zoning issues cited above, the City adopted <br />an ordinance placing an interim moratorium on the granting of building permits, land subdivision, <br />rezoning applications, conditional or special use permits, variances or other ^thonty relating to <br />adult uses in all commercial and industrial districts in the City of Orono. This moratorium is <br />scheduled to expire on September 15, 1998. <br />SECTION 3. fvtpn<;inn of Moratorium. Because the City has not completed its <br />study and consideration of possible amendments to the comprehensive plan or official zoning <br />controls to address the issues related to the establishment or expansion of adult uses, the moratonum <br />relating to adult uses in all commercial and industrial districts in the City of Orono is hereby <br />extended by 180 days. <br />Page 1 of 3