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5-5.01 - 5.04 SECTION 5. INTERIM DEVELOPMENT MORATORIUM ON COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS 5-5.01 AUTHORITY, FINDINGS & PURPOSE A. Authority. Pursuant to M.S. §462.355, Subd. 4, the city has the authority to establish interim ordinances to maintain the status quo while the city is conducting studies, has authorized a study to be conducted or has scheduled a public hearing to consider adoption or amendment of the comprehensive plan or official zoning controls. B. Findings and Purpose. In 1991 the city council adopted a comprehensive plan for the city. The Metropolitan Council approved that plan in April, 1992. A recommendation in the city's comprehensive plan included studying and revising the city's commercial districts to conform to the plan and address future needs. In October, 1992, the city • council contracted with the Hoisington Group, Inc. to carry out a planning study on all the city's commercial zones, to evaluate and recommend changes in the commercial zoning designations, to work with the property owners to determine future needs and to make recommendations to the planning commission and city council for revising the commercial zoning code provisions. The Hoisington Group, Inc. and the planning commission are currently working on this task. The city council has concluded that the granting of any permits or development approval, as specifically set forth in Subd. 3, could destroy or impair the integrity of the planning process and that a development moratorium is necessary to preserve the status quo pending completion of the planning study. It is the intention of the city council to protect the described planning process and the health, safety and welfare of its citizens by adopting an interim ordinance for a reasonable period of time during the time period of the study, planning and implementation activities. •