585.40. - Restrictions.
For a period of one (1) year from the date of introduction of this ordinance on August 22, 2008, no zoning approval, building permits, construction permits, demolition permits, licenses, or administrative waivers for building construction that allow for the demolition, new construction, or establishment of single and two-family residential dwellings including rooming units and multiple-family residential dwellings having three (3) or four (4) dwelling units including rooming units in the R1, R1A, R2, R2B, R3, R4, R5, R6, OR1, OR2, and OR3 zoning districts by the zoning code shall be allowed or granted by any city department for the study area consisting of parcels within the area bounded by the City of Minneapolis border to the east; Hennepin Avenue E, BN & Santa Fe Railroad, Winter St NE, Interstate 35 W, and Hennepin Ave E to the north; Harrison St NE, Central Ave NE, the Mississippi River, and Interstate 35 W to the west; and Interstate 94 and the Mississippi River to the south and including in entirety the Cedar Riverside, Marcy Holmes, Prospect Park, Como, and University neighborhoods. These restrictions shall not apply to the issuance of permits for any of the following:
(1) Development that has received approval of all required land use applications by the city council, city planning commission, and/or board of adjustment prior to the effective date of this interim ordinance;
(2) Development for which complete applications have been received by the planning division of the community planning and economic development department prior to the effective date of this interim ordinance. (2008-Or-078, § 1, 10-10-08)