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Item # 6.2. City MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Mayor and City C~ Michele McPhersdnf~irector of Planning DATE: May 21, 2001 SUBJECT: Case No. OA 01-05 An Interim Ordinance Establishing a Moratorium on Townhome Developments Attachments · Ordinance Number 01- · May 9, 2001 Letter from Elk River Station LLP Background Per the City Council's direction on April 9, 2001, staff has prepared, with the assistance of the City Attorney, the attached ordinance establishing a 6-month moratorium on townhome developments. The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on the interim ordinance at a special meeting on May 8, 2001. At that meeting, representatives from Elk River Station, L.L.P. attended the meeting and spoke to request a waiver or an exemption for the Elk River Station project located on the Eull property. They have the attached letter again requesting a waiver from the moratorium ordinance. Also in attendance that evening was Mr. Don Patten, representing D.R. Horton, the developer of Trott Brook Farms. They have purchased or are in the process of purchasing the Stoffel Reitsma property located at the southeast corner of County Road 12 and Twin Lakes Road. They have not submitted a formal application nor have they presented a concept plan to staff, however, they indicated that their intent would be to replicate the products in Trott Brook Farms (i.e., the 8-plexes, 4-plexes and single family homes) on the 40-acre property. Staff believes that the bulk of the product that would be located on the Reitsma piece would be the 8-plex condominium product. Mr. Patten also requested a waiver from the moratorium, however, acknowledged that D.R. Horton has less of a vested interest than Elk River Station, L.L.P. S:\PLANNING\MICHMC\CCREPRTS\THmoratorium.doc