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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 11 - COPY CC Summary Interim Ordinance 6-2-15 - for merge MAYOR & COUNCIL COMMUNICATION -- page 1 -- DATE: June 2, 2015 REGULAR ITEM # 11 AGENDA ITEM: Interim Ordinance – Sewered Development Staging Areas SUBMITTED BY: Kyle Klatt, Community Development Director THROUGH: Dean Zuleger, City Administrator REVIEWED BY: Nick Johnson, City Planner SUGGESTED ORDER OF BUSINESS: - Introduction of Item .....................................Community Development Director - Report/Presentation………………………...Community Development Director - Questions from Council to Staff ............................................. Mayor Facilitates - Call for Motion ............................................................... Mayor & City Council - Discussion ....................................................................... Mayor & City Council - Action on Motion .................................................................... Mayor Facilitates POLICY RECCOMENDER: At the request of Council Member Fliflet, Staff has prepared a draft interim ordinance that would establish a moratorium on new development within the City’s future sewer service areas for a period of one year. FISCAL IMPACT: The interim ordinance includes language that would allow the City to consider development that meet certain public interests including those that have paid advanced water commitments and those that would benefit the community by provide necessary water or sewer infrastructure. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED: The City Council is being asked to review the proposed ordinance and make any modifications to the document as may be deemed appropriate. The suggested motion to adopt the interim ordinance is as follows: “Move to adopt Ordinance 08-122 declaring a moratorium for a period of 12 months on certain types of development as described in the Ordinance” City Council Meeting [Regular Agenda Item 11] August 5, 2014 -- page 2 -- LEGISLATIVE HISTORY/PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT: The proposed ordinance represents a continuation of the Council’s previous discussion on growth management strategies in advance of Met Council’s adoption of the final 2040 forecast numbers. The ordinance would provide the City with time to implement an interim growth management strategy in order to plan against the future population and household forecast reductions and to work on an interim Comprehensive Plan Amendment that plans against these updated numbers. The purpose and intent of the interim ordinance are spelled out in the actual ordinance and attached for review by the City Council. RECOMMENDATION: This item is being brought forward without a specific recommendation from Staff. The Council is being asked to reviewed the draft document and make any amendments deemed necessary prior to adoption (if action is taken to adopt the ordinance). The suggested motion to adopt the interim ordinance is as follows: “Move to adopt Ordinance 08-122 declaring a moratorium for a period of 12 months on certain types of development as described in the Ordinance” ATTACHMENTS: 1. Ordinance 08-122 2. Revised Draft 2040 Met Council Forecast for Lake Elmo