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"," ~ .:. .... / If" ) . \- ORDINANCE NO. 623 AN ORDINANCE FOR PROTECTING THE PLANNING PROCESS AND THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY, PLACING A MORATORIUM ON NEW DEVELOPMENT IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON ALONG THE OLD HIGHWAY 8 CORRIDOR. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Background. 1.01. In 1987 the City Council accepted the New Brighton Highway Eight Corridor Plan, prepared by Gair and Associates, as a resource document to identify vacant or underutilized properties which were available or could be made available for appropriate development or redevelopment, and to direct such future development and redevelopment. 1.02. Since 1987 many properties in the study area of the Highway Eight Corridor Plan have been developed or redeveloped. The Plan has not been updated since 1987. 1.03. Minnesota Statutes, Section 473.864, subd. 2 requires the city to review and, if necessary, amend its comprehensive plan and official controls by December 31, 1998. 1.04. The city's comprehensive plan has not been updated since 1990. 1.05. As required by law the city will be reviewing, updating and amending its comprehensive plan and official controls. 1.06. The city council has determined that certain areas of the City along the Old Highway Eight Corridor are vacant or underutilized, suffer from inefficient lot layout, are significantly contaminated, or are occupied by nonconforming uses. Additionally, certain properties in the city are used or zoned for uses which are not compatible with use or zoning of adjacent or nearby properties, or which may not be compatible with the zoning of adjacent or nearby properties after the city has reviewed and amended its comprehensive plan and official controls. 1.07. The city council has determined that certain areas affected by this ordinance suffer from inefficient or hazardous trafTic circulation, and the council has under consideration a number of changes or extensions of public roads in the vicinity of the Old IIighway Eight Corridor which are not consistent with the current comprehensive plan or oHicial controls. 1.08. In connection with consideration of an application for a special use permit and other development proposals in the area af1ected by this ordinance, the city council has reviewed the existing and potential development in the area. As a result of that process, the Council has CLL107546 NE136-8