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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION • RESOLUTION NO. -96 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING AMENDING THE MOUNDS VIEW ZONING CODE BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 1127 ESTABLISHING A 180 DAY MORATORIUM ON NEW USE, DEVELOPMENT OR CONSTRUCTION OF NON-RESIDENTIAL CONDITIONAL USES IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, OTHER THAN GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC UTILITY BUILDINGS, MODEL HOMES,AND ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, WITHIN THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW WHEREAS, Title 1100 of, entitled"Zoning Code" establishes conditional uses in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5 Zoning Districts, which conditional uses include non-residential uses; and, WHEREAS, such uses include public and semi-public recreational buildings and neighborhood or community centers; public and private educational institutions limited to elementary,junior high and senior high schools; and religious institutions, such as churches, • chapels, temples and synagogues; day care and group nurseries; and parking facilities for adjacent commercial or multiple dwelling establishments; and, WHEREAS, the minimum lot area, setback and yard requirements, or other dimensional requirements for these districts may be insufficient to create the necessary buffering between these non-residential conditional uses and adjacent permitted residential uses; and, WHEREAS, suitability and compatibility of such non-residential conditional uses with adjacent residential uses is of significant concern to the Planning Commission and is fundamental to the preservation of the purpose of residential districts; and, WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View finds it necessary to conduct studies to determine if such lot area, setback and yard requirements, and other dimensional requirements in the R-1, R- 2, R-3, R-4, and R-5 districts require amendment in order to assure compatibility between non- residential conditional uses and residential uses; and, WHEREAS, Ordinance No. _provides for a 180 day moratorium on the new use, development and construction of non-residential conditional uses in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5 districts, other than governmental and public utility buildings necessary for the health, safety and general welfare of the community, model homes, accessory buildings and structures. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the City of • Mounds View recommends approval of Ordinance No. , a ordinance amending the Mounds