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EXHIBIT A <br /> ORDINANCE 95 - <br /> • CITY OF ELK RIVER <br /> AN INTERIM ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON THE <br /> CONSTRUCTION OF MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLINGS WITHIN <br /> THE CITY OF ELK RIVER <br /> The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby <br /> ordain as follows : <br /> Section 1. Purpose. The City Council has recently <br /> commenced the process of updating the City of Elk River <br /> Comprehensive Plan. It is anticipated that this process will <br /> take approximately one (1) year. One of the major issues that <br /> will be discussed during this process is the appropriate <br /> location of and zoning controls for multiple family dwelling <br /> developments . <br /> Section 2 . Findings . The City Council of the City of Elk <br /> River finds that it is necessary, in order to protect the <br /> integrity of the comprehensive planning process and the health, <br /> safety and welfare of the citizens of Elk River, to declare a <br /> moratorium on the approval or construction of multiple family <br /> dwellings within the City of Elk River until the City has <br /> completed the process of updating the City of Elk River <br /> Comprehensive Plan and has adopted the appropriate official <br /> controls to implement the updated Plan. <br /> Section 3 . Moratorium Declared. During the term of this <br /> ordinance and any extensions thereof, a moratorium is hereby <br /> imposed within the City of Elk River on the development or <br /> construction of all Multiple Family Dwellings as defined in the <br /> City of Elk River Zoning Ordinance. During the term of this <br /> moratorium the City will not accept an application for or <br /> consider any approval required by the Zoning Ordinance for the <br /> development of multiple family dwellings, and will not accept <br /> an application for or issue any building permits for <br /> construction of multiple family dwellings . This moratorium <br /> does not apply to buildings for which a valid building permit <br /> was issued prior to January 23 , 1995 . <br /> Section 3 . Term. This ordinance shall be effective upon <br /> publication as provided by law, and shall terminate 365 days <br /> thereafter unless earlier terminated or extended by action of <br /> the City Council . It is the intent of the City Council that <br /> this ordinance shall be in effect only until the City has <br /> • <br />