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• • COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 14, 2002 Mayor Bergeson noted Mr. Coyle was suggesting that part of Mr. Uhde's development would already be exempt from the moratorium if the ordinance were passed in its current form. He questioned how the City would determine whether or not this was in fact the case. City Planner Smyser indicated once a project receives preliminary plat approval a final plat application must be allowed. He noted Mr. Coyle had referred to nine acres that had been included in the approved preliminary plat for the Behm's Development 6th Addition as being exempt from the moratorium. He indicated the nine acres are outlots that would require preliminary approval to develop. Additionally, regarding the issuance of MUSA, he indicated the moratorium would apply to all areas not located within the existing MUSA. He added that he had just received the information from Mr. Coyle this evening and has not had an opportunity to determine which areas are within the existing MUSA. Al Robinson, 8299 4th Avenue, stated he has been a businessman in the Lino Lakes community for 47 years and he believed the proposed moratorium would send a negative message to business owners. He noted there is currently no grocery store in Lino Lakes and he believed a moratorium would drive business away. He did not believe it would take the City one year to address its ordinances since, when serving on the Planning and Zoning Board, the' oard uvas able to update the City ordinances in four meetings. He felt the City should be able to update its ordinances without a one -year moratorium. Mr. Robinson noted the number of lots available at City does not have enough inventory. He notedlthe' residential units per year, which would mean the Ci than three years worth of residential development. There was no one else present public comment. e was approximately 400, which meant the the Comprehensive Plan was for 147 y has enough inventory at this time for less speak, and Mayor Bergeson closed the meeting to Councilmember O'Donnell requested, fication of whether the number of pending preliminary plats referred to earlier included those that have been approved or simply to those that have been submitted for review. City Planner Smyser stated the number referred to earlier was for the number of new preliminary plats received by the City. He indicated the City has received two new applications which have not yet been reviewed by Staff. Councilmember O'Donnell clarified the proposed moratorium is not intended to control growth, rather the only way City staff would be able to focus on developing new ordinances to implement the new Comprehensive Plan was if their time is redirected from plat review and working with developers to developing those ordinances. He stated he respected staff s opinion that this was the only way to effectively perform this work. He did not believe any of the Councilmembers wish to enact a moratorium and noted the Council has discussed this issue in many work sessions. He felt the issue at this point was where to draw the line and determine what properties should be exempted from the moratorium. He questioned whether it would make sense to also include in the list of exempted developments the plats that have already been received by the City but have not received preliminary approval. 12