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148793 --bas ic purposes and com prehens i ve the problems facing the City. aspects, and will lead to furthering and worsenIng of 1.02 Legislative Intent. It is the intention of the City Council of the City of Elk River to protect its comprehensive plan and official controls in their implementation by hereby adopting, pursuant to authority vested in the City Council by Minnesota Statutes, Section 462.355, subd. 4, a reasonable interiln ordinance for a reasonable time during consideration of the aforementioned comprehensive plan and official controls for the conununity to protect the public Ilealth, safety, and wE,lfare and prevent a race of diligence between property owners and the City of Elk River during sudh consideration which would in many instances, result in tne continuation of a pattern ,of land use and development which would be inconsistent with the prospective plan and ordinance amendment and violate their basic intent and thereby fail to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the community. The City Council determines that the adoption of this ordinance is essential to the preservation of its proper planning and oning and in the best interest of the community and its heal th, safety and general welfare. The City Council has further provided for a variance procedure to avoia imposition of any inequities and undue hardships in the application of this ordinance. ARTICLE 2 2.01 Affected Area; Supersedes. This ordinace shall apply to and govern that portion of a territory in the City of Elk River outlined by heavy dark lines on the attached map of the City during the period for which it is in effect; this portion is .described as all of the City of Elk River lying outside the boundaries of the former . City of Elk River and is referred to herein as the Affected Area. This ordinance during its effective period shall replace and supersede provisions in all other ordinances and regulations applicable to the Affected Area which are in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions contained herein. 2.02 Scope of Controls. Except as hereinafter provided during the period following the effective date of this ordinance until June 22-.' 1979: a. No building or structure shall be constructed or erected, nor shall any building pennit be issued by the City Councilor the building inspector of the City of Elk River for the construction or erection of any building or structure on any lots or property lying within the Affected Area which is not in a subdivision appr~ved by the City Council and in which the lots are less than two and one-half (2 1/2) acres in size except that that portion of the Affected Area lying westerly of the boundaries of the former City of Elk River and southerly of the right-of-way of the Burlington Northern Railroad may contain lots no less than one (1) acre in size. Every lot must have the minimum required frontage on a public road dedicated and accepted for maintenance by the City of Elk River or County of Sherburne. . b. For the purpose of this ordinance and all other ordinances and regulations applicable to the Affected Area including, but not limited to, the Sherburne County Subdivision Regulations passed and approved June 2.t+, 1971, II subdivision" Shall mean a described tract of land wnich is to be or has been divided into two or more lots or parcels, any of which resultant parcels is less than five (5)