7.15 PCSR 02-28-1995 - Laserfiche WebLink

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CITY OF ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 95 - A RESOLUTION ORDERING A PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROPOSED MORATORIUM ON MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS AND DIRECTING THAT NO PERMITS OR APPROVALS BE GRANTED PENDING THE PUBLIC HEARING WHEREAS, the City Council has established a steering committee to review the City' s existing Comprehensive Plan and recommend revisions thereto; and WHEREAS, the steering committee has been meeting for a number of months and has identified a number of issues for further study; and WHEREAS, one of the issues which the steering committee will study further is the appropriate location of and zoning controls for multiple family dwelling developments; and WHEREAS, the steering committee has recommended that the City Council impose a moratorium on the approval or construction of multiple family dwellings within the City of Elk River until the steering committee has concluded its work, the Comprehensive Plan has been updated, and the City has adopted the appropriate official controls to • implement the updated Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered this recommendation and the advice of its staff; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, finds and resolves as follows : 1. City Council finds that it is in the best interests of the citizens of Elk River to consider a moratorium on the construction or development of multiple family dwellings as recommended by the steering committee. 2 . The City Council further finds that it is necessary to protect the integrity of the planning process which the steering committee is engaged in to restrict the development of multiple family dwellings until the City Council can hold a public hearing and act on the proposed moratorium ordinance. 3 . Therefore, the City Council resolves and directs as follows : ° City staff is directed to schedule public hearings on the proposed moratorium ordinance attached as Exhibit A to this Resolution for the •