HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-015 CCRMember Kay Lasman introduced the following resolution
and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-15
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON DEVELOPMENT IN
THE OPPORTUNITY SITE AREA
WHEREAS, in 2004, the City Council appointed a task force to study and make
recommendations for development in an area of the City designated as the "Opportunity Site";
and
WHEREAS, the task force was commissioned to prepare a master plan, a set of
design guidelines, zoning amendments and a request for proposal for a developer (the "Report")
for the Opportunity Site; and
WHEREAS, considerable time and resources were expended by the City and task
force in preparing the Report that outlines the framework for a redevelopment plan establishing
a mixed-use designation for the Opportunity Site; and
WHEREAS, the task force presented its recommendations and the Report to the
City Council; and
WHEREAS, on February 27, 2006, the City Council approved and accepted the
Report and directed staff to continue to work to develop frameworks for the implementation of
the recommendations and Report of the task force; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further directed that such recommendations be
referred to the City Planning Commission for study and development of proposed amendments
to the City's Comprehensive Plan as necessary to allow gradual implementation of the standards
set forth in the Report; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that before any new development
occurs in the Opportunity Site area, study is necessary to clarify the uses and land use regulations
that should apply and to determine whether proposed uses are consistent with the guidelines
established by the Report; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, section 462.355, subd. 4, allows the City to
adopt an interim ordinance for the purpose of protecting the planning process and the health,
safety and welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is necessary and in the public
interest for the moratorium on development to take effect immediately prior to the effective date
of the proposed interim moratorium ordinance.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER:
The moratorium established by this Resolution shall apply to the following
property known as the "Opportunity Site":
That part of the city bounded on the north and east by Summit
Drive North, on the east and south by Highway 100 and County
Road 10 and on the west by Shingle Creek Parkway.
2. The moratorium applies to the following types of land use applications:
requests for rezoning, subdivisions, conditional use permits, site plan
applications, and building permits for new buildings or expansions of
existing buildings.
3. The moratorium applies to any application pending as of the date of this
Resolution, unless the City Council has given preliminary approval to the
application.
4. The City Council may approve exceptions to this moratorium if the City
Council, in its sole discretion, determines that the approval being sought
will not interfere with the purposes for which this moratorium was
adopted.
5. The moratorium shall remain in effect until the effective date of the
interim ordinance adopted by the City Council.
6. This Resolution is effective upon adoption.
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Mayor
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City Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member
Mark Yelich;
and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof
Tim Willson, Kay la.sman, Dan Ryan, and Mark Yelich;
and the following voted against the same: Mary O'Connor;
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.