§ 525.830 — Restrictions

525.830. - Restrictions.

(a) Effective date. In order to protect the planning process and the city's legitimate planning goals, the effective date of an interim ordinance shall be immediately upon introduction of an interim ordinance to the city council, or from the date the city council committee recommends the introduction of an interim ordinance to the city council. After the effective date of the interim ordinance, no use, development, project, or subdivision for which an application has not been filed prior to the effective date of the interim ordinance shall be established or expanded, nor shall any application for a building permit, administrative waiver, review or approval of any application, including an application for any zoning approval, which concerns the geographical area or subject matter of the interim ordinance filed after the effective date of the interim ordinance be granted or further processed, pending a final decision on the adoption of the interim ordinance. If the interim ordinance is adopted, no permits or other approvals of any kind which concern the geographical area or subject matter of the interim ordinance shall be processed or issued nor shall any use be established or expanded except in accordance with its terms. If the interim ordinance is not adopted, requests for permits and other necessary approvals shall be processed promptly in accordance with the procedures governing the request. (b) Scope of restrictions. An interim ordinance may regulate, restrict, or prohibit the establishment or expansion of any use, development, project, or subdivision for a period not to exceed one (1) year from the date of final approval of the ordinance. Interim ordinances shall comply with Minn. Statutes section 462.355, subdivision 4. (c) Prior approval or submittal. An interim ordinance shall not apply to any subdivision which has been given preliminary approval or to any application for establishment or expansion of any use, development or project filed prior to the effective date of the interim ordinance.