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<br /> <br />Item #~4. <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Mayor and City C~ <br />Michele McPherso~irector of Planning <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />November 15, 2004 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Case No. OA 04-04 <br />Request by the City of Elk River to Amend Section 30-691 <br />through 30-70 I ofthe Land Use Regulations <br /> <br />Request <br /> <br />The City Council is asked to consider an ordinance amendment to amend the <br />nonconfonning uses and structure section of Chapter 30 "Land Development Regulations" <br />in order to be consistent with Minnesota Statute. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />. Minnesota Session Laws Chapter 258 - Senate File 2274 <br />. Revised Ordinance Language <br />. Ordinance No. 04- <br /> <br />Analysis <br /> <br />As a result of encouragement from the Alliance for Reasonable Municipal Regulation <br />(ARMR), the Minnesota State Legislature amended several sections of Minnesota Statute <br />462, which is the enabling legislation for land use planning. Of specific interest to the City <br />are changes from Senate File 2274, which became effective August 1, 2004 which amended <br />the requirements for building moratoria and nonconfonning uses. In order to provide <br />consistency with Minnesota Statute, staff has prepared the attached ordinance amendment <br />with assistance from the City Attorney. <br /> <br />Planninz Commission Action <br /> <br />The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the request to the <br />City Council. <br />