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CITY OF LITTLE CANADA RAMSEY COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 2016 - PLANNING MORATORIUM AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISING A TWELVE (12) MONTH MORATORIUM WITHIN THE CITY FOR THAT AREA BOUNDED BY SOUTH OWASSO BOULEVARD ON THE SOUTH, CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY ON THE WEST, BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY ON THE NORTH, AND ST. PAUL REGIONAL WATER SERVICE RIGHT-OF-WAY ON THE EAST, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING A REVIEW AND STUDY OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ZONING CONTROLS OF SAID AREA. The City Council of the City of Little Canada, Ramsey County, Minnesota does hereby ordain: SECTION 1. FINDINGS PURPOSE AND INTENT 1.01 Findings. The goal of all comprehensive plans and zoning controls is to ensure that allowed uses within a City are compatible. Compatible land uses promote public health, enhance the collective values of all properties and allow for the efficient delivery of public services. Due to the mixture of present land uses occurring within the Area, as well as proposed uses, the City is concerned that potential incompatible uses may occur or already exist. Incompatible uses adversely affect property values, public health and the efficient delivery of services by the City. 1.02 Purpose. There is a need to study land uses and other issues affecting the property described above to determine what amendments to existing regulatory controls may need to be adopted to protect the public health, safety and welfare. The City Council, by adopting this Ordinance, is hereby directing staff and the City Planning Commission to conduct studies regarding proposed land uses as well as other regulatory controls to assure that land uses within the Area are compatible and in the best interest of the City. That time is required for this purpose before proposals for amendments to the comprehensive plan and zoning regulations can be prepared and considered at a public hearing. 1.03 Intent. The City Council finds, therefore, that a moratorium is required in order to protect the planning process and to prevent proposals for land use and development of lands within the Area pending the completion of necessary studies and the consideration and implementation of new regulations on that subject. At the present time it is expected that the necessary study and implementation can be completed within a one (1) year period. 4