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. <br /> .. � <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 8, 3RD SERIES <br /> AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 7, 3RD SERIES, INTERIM <br /> ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES SECTION 462.355, <br /> SUBDIVISION 4, TO ESTABLISH A MORATORIUM PROHIBITING THE <br /> GRANTING OF PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION APPROVAL, ZONING <br /> (CUP/VARIANCE) APPROVAL, REZONING, OR PUD APPROVAL WITHIN <br /> THE MORATORIUM AREA AS DEFINED HEREIN. <br /> THE CITY OF ORONO ORDAINS: <br /> The Municipal Code of the City of Orono is amended by amending Ordinance No. 7, 3rd <br /> Series, as follows: <br /> SECTION 1. The title of Ordinance No. 7, 3rd Series, is amended as follows: <br /> "ORDINANCE NO. 7, 3RD SERIES, INTERIM ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO <br /> MINNESOTA STATUTES SECTION 462.355, SUBDNISION 4, TO <br /> ESTABLISH A MORATORIUM PROHIBITING THE GRANTING OF <br /> PRELIMINARY SUBDNISION APPROVAL, ?^�:T�rr �rr ro R�n n r n�.Tr�� <br /> A DDDl1�7 A T � �ZONING, OR PUD APPROVAL WITHIN THE <br /> MORATORIUM AREA AS DEFINED HEREIN." <br /> SECTION 2. Section 1 of Ordinance No. 7, 3rd Series, is amended as follows: <br /> "Section 1. Statement of Policv. The City Council finds that the City is presently <br /> faced with the potential of applications for subdivision, rezoning, �g <br /> irTron��w���o), or PUD approvals for property within the Moratorium Area as <br /> defined in Section 2. <br /> It appears to the Council that the consequences of allowing such applications to be <br /> approved may be undesirable because the current ordinances may not be <br /> consistent with the City's zoning and development goals. The Council, therefore, <br /> finds that it is necessary to study the impact of development under current <br /> ordinances to determine whether they fulfill the underlying purposes of the City's <br /> land use and zoning provisions. <br /> The Council further finds that if, as a result of this study, the land use controls and <br /> zoning provisions contained in the City code need to be revised, such revision is a <br /> process that cannot be accomplished until a study has been completed and a <br /> hearing held. During this period, it is desirable that the Council establish <br /> guidelines for the benefit of those who wish to develop property in order to bring <br /> about savings of public and private expenditures and to provide the public guides <br /> to future City action. Since enactment of an amendment to the code would <br /> undoubtedly modify existing regulations concerning permitted land use and <br /> 121092142v1 786748 <br />