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1" Reading: June 24, 2024 Publication: July 16, 2024 2 nd Reading: July 8, 2024 Effective: August 15, 2024 CITY OF LINO LAKES ORDINANCE NO. 11-24 j Mill* 1146, 11TA �9- �60, 1W M � us] 0-1� —:1 owl, 11:01-111 lkltrAym jolu —1101PT911 • lriiiii�, i��- 111•1 CITY OF LINO LAKES The City Council of Lino Lakes ordains: Section 1. Purpose and Intent. The purpose and intent of this Ordinance is to exercise the City's authority under Minnesota Statutes 462.355, Subd. 4 by the creation of an interim ordinance which has the effect of creating a moratorium on the subdivision of lands for residential uses in that part of the City of Lino Lakes described and depicted in the attached Exhibit A. Section 2. Preliminary Findings: The City Council hereby makes the following preliminary findings to serve as the basis for the necessary study to be made during the moratorium., which serve as the reasons why it is in the public interest for the City to declare a moratorium by virtue of this Ordinance: 1) Main Street at Sunset Avenue (CR 53) is identified as a "gateway" in the City's 2040 Comprehensive Plan. 2) The City's 2040 Comprehensive Plan recommends the preparation of a Master Plan for the Main Street corridor between 4 th Avenue and Sunset Avenue (CR 53). No such plan presently exists. 3) The City has been presented with two development proposals within the Exhibit A area that total 400 acres with approximately 900 new lots for residential use. 4) A moratorium will provide the City with time to study and work towards preparation of a Master Plan for the Exhibit A area that will address land uses, transportation., environmental resources preservation, parks, surface waters, and utility issues. A moratorium also presents the possibility of conducting an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) environment study for the area. Section 3. Moratorium: Until the Planning & Zoning Board and City Council complete studies related to the aforementioned findings, the City shall not accept or continue to process any land use applications for land use proposals which propose in