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City Elk River Ordinance 23 - 21 Strikethfaughs to be removed Underlines to be added An Ordinance Establishing an Interim Ordinance (Moratorium) on the issuance of Permitted or Conditional Use Permitted Home Occupation Permits until January 26, 2024. WHEREAS, State Statutes, Section 462.355, Subd. 4 authorizes a city to enact an interim ordinance for the purpose of considering the adoption or amendment of official controls as defined in chapter 462; and WHEREAS, city ordinances outline the standards that all home occupations must adhere to and the process for reviewing and approving home occupations; and WHEREAS, after receiving concerns and comments from the public regarding existing and proposed conditional home occupations the city initiated efforts to amend the home occupation ordinance; and WHEREAS, the ordinance amendment will require an extensive review of the ordinance, adding additional time to the adoption of the ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the ordinance amendment is critical to preserving the residential characteristics of the city and that the city should not review new home occupations until the ordinance has been adopted. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows: 1. A Moratorium is hereby established, prohibiting the issuance of Permitted or Conditional Home Occupation Permits. 2. The City Council directs the Planning Department and the Planning Commission to complete their analysis of the ordinances relating to home occupations and develop a recommendation for the City Council to consider. 3. The moratorium will expire upon publication of the new ordinance, or January 26, 2024, whichever occurs first. Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River this 2nd ay of October 2023. J n J � ietz, INayor ATTEST: Tina Allard, City Clerk P 0 N E A E 0 e r NATURE