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Council Member Lyden introduced the following ordinance and moved its <br />adoption: <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />ORDINACE N0. ii - 98 <br />AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE PLACING A MORITORIUM ON THE <br />ISSUANCE OF LIQUOR LICENSES WITHIN ANY ZONING DISTRICT OF THE <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES. <br />The City Council of the City of Lino Lakes ordains that the Lino Lakes City <br />Code is amended by adding a Chapter to read as follows: <br />Section 1. Preamble. <br />WHEREAS, the City of Lino Lakes is limited by state law in the number <br />of liquor/beer licenses which can be issued by the City; and <br />WHEREAS, on -sale and off -sale liquor licenses are currently considered <br />to be either a permitted use or a conditional use in the following zoning <br />districts: light business, general business, central business, shopping center, <br />light industrial and general industrial; and <br />WHEREAS, the zoning ordinance of the City has not established <br />further criteria for the location and siting of business utilizing liquor licenses; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council has directed the Community Development <br />Department to conduct a study of existing licenses, development within the <br />City, potential and likely location for liquor licenses, in order to develop some <br />criteria for the location of establishments utilizing liquor licenses; and <br />WHEREAS, it will be necessary for the City Council to amend the <br />zoning ordinance to adopt any resulting criteria and recommendation deemed <br />appropriate by the City Council; and <br />WHEREAS, the Lino Lakes City Council finds that proper planning for <br />the siting of liquor licenses within the City is necessary in order to protect <br />the City's planning process and the health, safety and welfare of the citizens; <br />and; <br />-1- <br />