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STAFF REPORT DATE: 2-6-2024 REGULAR TO: CITY COUNCIL SUBMITTED BY: Sophia Jensen, City Planner AGENDA ITEM: Interim Ordinance for the Old Village REVIERED BY: Clark Schroder, Interim City Administrator Sarah Sonsalla, City Attorney BACKGROUND: Staff has identified the need to enact a moratorium for development of the central corridors of the Old Village area. The intent of the moratorium is to pause development while the city updates the village master plan which will create a vision for this area and provide guidance on development and redevelopment. The last village master plan was created in 2007. The moratorium would also be used to study the permitted, conditional, and interim uses in the village districts (Table 11-1) and analyze required utility, road, trail corridors, and pedestrian connectivity. The proposed moratorium area is displayed below: ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: Should the council adopt an ordinance to place a one-year moratorium on development in the Old Village Area? PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTION OF AN INTERIM ORDINANCE: Minnesota Statutes Section 462.355, subdivision 4(a) provides for the purpose, applicability, and procedures for cities to enact an interim ordinance (more commonly known as a moratorium). The interim ordinance may regulate, restrict, prohibit any use, development, or subdivision within the city or a portion of the city for a period not to exceed one year from the effective date of the interim ordinance. An interim ordinance may be adopted only in specific circumstances, including the conducting of a study for the purpose of adoption or amendment of the Comprehensive Plan or the City’s official controls. An interim ordinance can only be in place for a period not to exceed one