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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. 4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 Telephone: 763.231 .2555 Facsimile: 763, 231 .2561 planners(wnacplanning.com MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Blesener and City Council FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: August 22, 2013 RE: Little Canada — Auto-related Use Moratorium NAC FILE: 758.10 — 13.07 The City enacted a moratorium ordinance in September of 2012 to undertake a study of auto - related uses, following discussions on amendments to various parts of the Zoning Ordinance and City Code that regulate these uses. The original moratorium ordinance is set to expire on September 26,n, 2013. Because these issues are still under study, staff is asking the Council to extend the moratorium for up to an additional 18 months (the maximum statutory period), or at the time when the City adopts amendments to the code, whichever is sooner. It is expected that the study and recommended ordinances will be forthcoming this fall, but the City may extend the moratorium just once, so this recommendation would cover the amount of time necessary to complete the research and bring appropriate amendments to the City for review and adoption. The City Council may cancel the moratorium at any time prior to the full 18 months by adopting amendments, or passing a resolution to that effect if no amendments are forthcoming. To extend the moratorium, the Council must hold a hearing at its meeting on September 1111. Thus the formal action at this time is for the Council to call for that hearing. Brief findings will be prepared for that hearing, authorizing the extension of the moratorium, which would be adopted either than night on the 11th, or at the Council's meeting on September 25th