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Planning & Zoning Board December 12, 2001 Page 3 • The motion was supported by Ms. Lane. • • Motion carried 6 -0. B. Clyde Rehbein, 580 Marshan Lane, Minor Subdivision Pulled at the request of applicant. C. Moratorium on Residential Development — PUBLIC HEARING Chair Schaps opened the public hearing at 6:54 p.m. Staff explained the comprehensive plan set the policy direction, while the implementation of the plan occurs through official controls such as the subdivision ordinance and zoning ordinance. The new comprehensive plan established a po y to significantly reduce the rate of growth in the city. Staff was setting up a proce m . or amending the official controls to implement the plan. This will take some Mme complete. Staff explained they were concerned about the interim. After co P rr ng wig City Attorney, staff believed it was best to adopt a moratorium to Cit The proposed ordinance would prohibit most types of residential developm activity in the City for one year. Staff presented its analysis by explaining t ere ` ' e main reasons for the moratorium. First, the City Council appro _ prehensive plan but was still undergoing review by the Metropo,,. Cou it as required by state statute. Until the Met Council approved the plan is in " awkward position between the old, sketchy plan and the new one. Sta r n using the new plan for guidance, but it was not clear how firmly they Second, while the compreh :' ' an establishes the policy of reducing growth to an average of 147 per year, the c "''>'= nt official controls do not provide the means to ensure implementation of the policy. The City should be in the position where if it wants to deny new development applications, it should have clear and easily defensible reasons. Third, staff anticipated new plat, rezoning, and MUSA reserve applications in the very near future. Revising the ordinances would be a major undertaking. They would have the services of our planning consultant, but the project would require significant effort by staff as well. The moratorium would allow staff to devote time to the ordinance project rather than attempting to review new application using ordinances that may or may not support the comprehensive plan. Staff reviewed what types of applications would not be affected by the moratorium and the process used for this moratorium. Chair Schaps asked where in the process the Comprehensive Plan was with the Metropolitan Council. Mr. Smyser replied he was not sure where they were with the Plan, but they were reviewing it.