96-14CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 96-14
RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN INTERIM ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM
ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMERCIAL FEEDLOTS WITHIN THE CITY OF
OTSEGO
WHEREAS, the Otsego City Council has previously determined that in
order to protect the planning process and insure the health,
safety, and welfare of the citizens of Otsego that the presently
existing ordinances and controls regarding the establishment of
Commercial Feedlots within the City need to be reevaluated; and
WHEREAS, the Council had directed staff to present a report to the
City outlining problems within the existing ordinances, and
possible changes and amendments to said ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the Council had further directed that a Citizen's
Committee be established to review the ordinances and related
issues and report to the Council regarding any proposals for change
in local controls that they might arrive at; and
WHEREAS, a previous application for a Commercial Feedlot
Conditional Use Permit, submitted for consideration by the City,
has brought forth concerns regarding the compatibility of
commercial feedlots with residential and other uses, concerns about
reduction of the property value of adjoining residents due to
proximity to such a facility, concerns about the effect of possible
changes to, the City Comprehensive Plan and controls due to
availability of sewer and water, and the advisability of allowing
such uses in an area which may become primarily residential, as
well as concerns about the effectiveness of existing ordinances in
properly regulating such a facility; and
WHEREAS, the above mentioned concerns required the City to study
possible changes to existing controls; and
WHEREAS, the City needed a period of time in which to conduct these
studies and to implement any needed changes; and
WHEREAS, in order to facilitate proper review of proposed ordinance
changes the Otsego City Council passed an interim ordinance,
effective December 6, 1995 until June 6, 1996; and
WHEREAS, the Citizen"s Committee has met and submitted their
proposed ordinance to the City, the Planning Commission has heard
public testimony and is in the process of making changes to the
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proposed ordinance, and has recently directed staff to come back
with a revised version of the ordinance for the next regular
planning commission meeting; and
WHEREAS, it does not appear that the City will have adequate time
prior to the termination of that moratorium established by previous
Interim Ordinance to complete needed revisions in said ordinance;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that no Commercial
Feedlots should be established within the City until these issues
have been fully studied and proper amendments to the City
ordinances have been implemented; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that additional time is
needed to complete proper amendments to the ordinance.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
OTSEGO that the attached Interim Ordinance Establishing A
Moratorium On the Establishment Of Commercial Feedlots Within The
City of Otsego is hereby adopted.
ADOPTED this !T
_� day of May, 1996.
IN FAVOR: Norman F Freske, Mayor, Vern Heidner, Ron B1ack,Council
OPPOSED: Members
Larry Fournier, Suzanne Ackerman, Council Members
CITY OF OTSEGO
Norma reske, Mavor