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57 <br /> DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP <br /> • MINNEAPOLIS PILLSBURY CENTER SOUTH BILLINGS <br /> NEW YORK 220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET GREAT FALLS <br /> SEATTLE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402-1498 MISSOULA . <br /> DENVER - TELEPHONE: (612) 340-2600 BRUSSELS <br /> WASHINGTON,D.C. FAX: (612) 340-2868 FARGO <br /> DES MOINES HONG KONG <br /> ANCHORAGE WILLIAM R.SOTH ROCHESTER <br /> (612)340-2969 <br /> LONDON FAX(612)340-2644 SALT LAKE CITY <br /> COSTA MESA soth.william®dorscylaw.com VANCOUVER <br /> April 19, 2000 <br /> Mayor Cavanaugh and Members <br /> of the City Council <br /> City of St. Anthony <br /> 3301 Silver Lake Road <br /> St. Anthony, MN 55418 <br /> . Re: Salvation Army Property - Moratorium <br /> Dear Mayor Cavanaugh and Members of the Council: <br /> You have requested advice regarding the possible extension of the existing moratorium on the <br /> Salvation Army Camp property. As we discussed earlier,under state law if the City is conducting <br /> studies or has authorized a study to be conducted, to consider adoption or amendment of its <br /> comprehensive plan or zoning ordinances,the City may adopt a moratorium ordinance to restrict or <br /> prohibit use, development or subdivision of property for a period not to exceed one year. As you <br /> know, this was done. Under the state statute, the moratorium can then be extended for such additional <br /> periods as may be deemed to be appropriate, not to exceed a total additional period of 18 months. <br /> You have asked me to discuss the several alternatives available to the City with respect to the <br /> moratorium. If you take no action, the moratorium will expire by its own terms on May 11, 2000. If <br /> this occurs, the existing zoning will remain in effect and it will be possible for parties to seek building <br /> permits and rezoning or other land use approvals with respect to the property. Obviously, you would <br /> not be required to approve any rezoning, especially if it is not consistent with your comprehensive plan, <br /> but you would be required to issue a building permit if the building to be constructed was a permitted <br /> use in the Recreational/Open Space District and otherwise complied with all of the City's ordinances <br /> pertaining to this property. <br />