HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-515 Interim OrdinanceCity of Corcoran
County of Hennepin
State of Minnesota
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-515
Motion By: Nichols
Seconded By: Schultz
March 7 4, 2024
AN INTERIM ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORCORAN, MINNESOTA PROHIBITING
APPROVAL OF SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS WITHIN LANDS
ZONED AND/OR GUIDED RURAL COMMERCIAL OR TRANSITIONAL RURAL
COMMERCIAL OR THOSE LANDS PROPOSED TO BE GUIDED OR ZONED RURAL
COMMERCIAL
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORCORAN, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS:
Section 1.
Recitals
1. The City Council is actively studying, and will continue to study, suitable comprehensive
plan and zoning code standards to yield appropriate density and development intensity
within lands zoned or guided Rural Commercial (CR), or those proposed to be so zoned or
guided, within the City of Corcoran.
2. A moratorium on development and/or subdivision within such lands within the Corcoran city
limits is needed to allow time to develop and finalize appropriate standards to ensure
compatibility with other controls and appropriately designate proper and intended density
and development intensity within the City's Comprehensive Plan and zoning ordinances,
and to provide improved guidance for future development within the City.
Section 2.
following:
ity desires in
Appropriate density and development intensity levels within lands guided or zoned CR
and/or those lands proposed to be so zoned or guided to include, without limitation,
consideration of appropriate lot sizes, lot standards, development rights map application or
possible amendment and appropriate and proper allocation of development rights within
such lands. The City will conduct a thorough review of any appropriate amendments to
the City's Comprehensive Plan, zoning ordinances, and/or development rights map.
Minnesota Statutes, Section 462.355 Subdivision 4 allows the City to adopt an interim
ordinance to protect the City's planning process and the health, safety and welfare of the
citizens of the community. The City Council finds that it is necessary to adopt an interim
ordinance to allow sufficient time for this study to be conducted to determine whether there
is a need to amend the City's official controls.
Section 3.
Temaorary Prohibition.
Pending the completion of the studies referred to above, and/or the corresponding
repeal or expiration of this ordinance:
1. The City shall not accept, process, or approve any development, subdivision, or other
platting application, site plan, or any other land use applications which affects lands
zoned or guided Rural Commercial or Transitional Rural Commercial or which affects
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City of Corcoran
County of Hennepin
State of Minnesota
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-515
March 74, 2024
lands proposed to be guided Or zoned Rural Commercial within the City unless such
application has received preliminary approval from the City; and
2. Corresponding building permits related to the prohibited applications set forth in
Prohibition 1 not associated with a project that received preliminary approval prior to the
effective date of this ordinance shall not be processed, approved, or accepted. However,
this Prohibition 2 does not prohibit the issuance of building permits which are unrelated
to a prohibited application and which propose to alter a structure existing as of the date
of this ordinance but not expand or intensify the use of the structure. For illustration and
not limitation, this shall include electrical permits and comparable applications.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance becomes effective from and after the date of its
passage, and shall remain in effect until the earlier of either: 1) March 14, 2025; or 2) the
date of acceptance of the above -named land use study by the City Council and the
Council's corresponding repeal of this ordinance.
Adopted by City Council on the 14t" day of March, 2024.
VOTING AYE
® McKee, Tom
® Bottema, Jon
® Nichols, Jeremy
® Schultz, Alan
® Vehrenkamp, Dean
ATTEST:
Miche°ale Friedrich —City Clerk
VOTING NAY
❑ McKee, Tom
❑ Bottema, Jon
❑ Nichols, Jeremy
❑ Schultz, Alan
❑ Vehrenkamp, Dean
Tom McKee -Mayo
r
City Seal
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