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CITY OF RICHFIELD
RESOLUTION N0. 7502
A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE
OF PERMITS AND OTHER APPROVALS IN THE
PENN AVENUE SI%TY-BIRTH STREET STUDY AREA
WHEREAS, the city council of the City of Richfield finds that the forma-
tion of a new land use plan and program including consideration of the adop-
tion of official controls as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section 462.352,
Subdivision 15, for development and redevelopment of that area of the City
generally referred to as the "Penn Avenue Sixty-Sixth Street Study Area,"
hereinafter .referred to as the "Area," the boundaries of which Area are more
specifically .described in section one of the interim zoning ordinance, Tran-
sitory Ordinance Number 17.35 as a means of guiding future development
of land in the Area is necessary to insure a safer, more pleasant, more
economic environment for residential, commercial, industrial and public
activities,. and to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of
Richfield's citizens; and
WHEREAS, the city council also finds that the formation of a land use
plan and development-redevelopment program for the Area could bring about
significant savings in both private and public expenditures, enable public and
private agencies to plan their activities in harmony with the land use plan
and development-redevelopment program to be formulated, assist in developing
lands more wisely to serve citizens more effectively, make the provision of
public services less costly, and achieve a more secure tax base; and
WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City has hereto-
fore determined the need for such a study and the creation of a program withir:
the Area, and has authorized the expenditure of Authority funds to assist the
City in such an undertaking; and
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WHEREAS, the city council inl order to further promote the public health,
safety, and general welfare of t~e citizens of Richfield has adopted Transi-
tory Ordinance Number. 17..35 , for the purpose of protecting the planning
process in the Area, regulating) restricting and prohibiting certain uses,
developments and subdivisions wit~in the Area, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
Section 462.356, Subdivision 4,
Transitory Ordinance which find
part of this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Charter
effect until after 30 days from t
WHEREAS, appropriate action
process and to insure that the be
secure by the City of Richfield
such Transitory Ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL
has made f findings in Section 1 of such
are included and adopted by reference as a
lates that the interim ordinance not take
date of publication of .the ordinance; and
needed to effectively protect the planning
its of municipal planning for the Area are
its citizens pending the effective date of
by the city council of the City of Rich-
field, that the city manager and city staff are authorized and directed to
take immediate action to pursue to conclusion the planning process already
commenced for the Land use and lo~jg term development-redevelopment of the Area
and to seek the cooperation and allssistance and input on the Richfield Housing
and Redevelopment Authority is connection with such planning process. '
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Ithe provisions of Section 1 through Section 3
of Transitory Ordinance No. 17.35are incorporated into and made a part of this
resolution and all references contained therein to "this ordinance" and "this
interim ordinance" shall, for th
mean "this resolution"; provided
shall be construed to preclude
which have been given final appro~
pie purposes of this resolution be deemed to
I~, however, that nothing in this resolution
the processing of applications or requests
;gal prior to December 12, 1988.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Resolution No. 7488 adopted December 12,
1988, is hereby rescinded and superseded by this resolution.
This Resolution shall take effect upon its adoption and shall remain in
effect until Transitory Ordinance No. .17.35 becomes effective, or until this
Resolution is rescinded or modified, whichever occurs first.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the, City of Richfield,
Minnesota,. this 27th day of February , 1989.
ATTEST:
Thomas Ferber, City Clerk
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