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A ry REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION RSection: 9•I NDS Reporteport Number: 93-1026C STAFF REPORT Report Date: 12-23-93 Council Action: ❑ Special Order of Business CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE December 27, 1993 ❑ Public Hearings ❑ Consent Agenda ® Council Business • Item Description: Consideration of Ordinance No. 533 Placing a Moratorium on Establishment of Car Lots in the City of Mounds View Administrators Review/Recommendation: • - No comments to supplement this report - Comments attached. txpal ttzo�n Summary a a supp ement s eets as ne -scary.) SUMMARY; At the direction of the City Council, Staff brought the issue of Car Lots as an allowable use in the City to the Planning Commission for discussion and recommendation. Following discussion at the November 17, 1993 Planning Commission meeting, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution. No. 373-93 at their December 1, 1993 Regular meeting. That Resolution recommended that the Council place a moratorium on the establishment of any new Car Lots in the City for a period of 18 months. • This moratorium would allow the Planning Commission and City Council time to further review the subject and consider the forthcoming recommendations of the Focus 2000 Issue Groups. Following review of the Planning Commission's recommendation at the December 6, . 1993 City Council Work Session, the City Council concurred with the recommendation of the Planning Commission and directed Staff to prepare the appropriate Ordinance for formal consideration. Attached please find Ordinance No. 533 which, if approved, would establish the moratorium. Please note that the length of the moratorium is only 12 months versus the 18 months recommended by the Planning Commission. State law only permits - the—adoption—of an . inte--r-im—Ordinance for a period not to—exceed—one (-1-)--- year. However, at the discretion of the City Council, the Moratorium may be extended for an additional period of 18 months. Also, the language of the Ordinance refers to both new and used car lots and, motor vehicle sales. It is the opinion of the .City Attorney that both references should be included to ensure that all Chapters of the Municipal Code that contain regulations relative to the operation of new and used car lots/motor vehicle sales are addressed by the Ordinance. • 4.1wr / i Paul Harrington, y P1 ne RECOMMENDATION: Motion to waive the reading and formally introduce Ordinance No. 533 placing a Moratorium on_the establishment of car lots in the City of Mounds View.