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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 1, 1991 5 M/S/P Mottaz/Mayor Johnson - to proceed with the Comprehensive Plan Amendment adding a new MUSA with the following conditions: (Motion carried 4-1: Williams: for reasons stated previously) 1. Get an agreement with either Oakdale or Woodbury, acceptable to both City Councils, for the use of sewer facilities to provide service to the potential MUSA area. 2. Enact a zoning ordinance, including at least allowed uses and design standards, for the MUSA area. 3. At the same time, to request an extension of the MUSA and an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan from the Metropolitan Council, in accordance with the Planning Commission's recommendation, to the 1/4 section line north of I-94 from Inwood Avenue to the 1/4 Section line east of Keats Avenue and an additional area including to the 1/2 section line north of I-94 by 1/2 mile east of Inwood Avenue, except for an additional area including to the 1/2 section line north of I-94 by 1/4 mile to the west and 1/4 mile to the east of Keats Avenue. 4. If the MUSA extension is granted by the Metropolitan Council, the City Council shall issue an amended Comprehensive Plan to show the MUSA extension. The City council shall, within 3 months of the Metropolitan Council approval, rezone the land within the MUSA to bring the zoning into conformance with the amended Comprehensive Plan. 5. If items #1 and #2 are not accomplished within 75 days, the application to the Met Council for the extension of the MUSA and amendment to comprehensive plan shall be withdrawn, or if the Met Council has already approved the MUSA Extension, the Comp Plan Amendment shall be null and void. 6. At our earliest opportunity, the city set up a public hearing for the purpose of enacting a moratorium on development within the proposed MUSA defined area. Discussion followed: Mayor Johnson: I feel Item 3 is unrelated to the specific request for a MUSA extension. This item may be considered as a priority item separately at a later time. He would deal in earnest on the issue of rezoning the entire City. In general, he agrees with the comp plan, however he does believe if we want to preserve for the residents of the City some assemblance of rural, he would want to discuss at the same time the idea of clustering or transfer of density. Councilman Mottaz: He added support to what the Mayor said and he would be willing to work as hard as anyone else to deal with Item 3 as a separate issue.