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WHEREAS, the Village of East Aurora has taken extensive steps to preserve the historic and small Village feel throughout the Village, which only adds to the charm and building values in the Village, and WHEREAS, the history of the area has long been recognized as an important aspect of any densely populated municipality, and WHEREAS, the Village has only limited space available for industrial and manufacturing endeavors that would otherwise bring more people into the Village, which would benefit the other commercial businesses in the Village, and WHEREAS, the proliferation of self-storage facilities in the limited industrial and manufacturing zones adds little to enhance the property values on the properties upon which they are located and provides no other benefits in the community, nor brings additional permanent jobs to the Village, and WHEREAS, questions exist with respect to the appropriateness of such self-storage facilities in the Village, and WHEREAS, provisions in the Village Code addressing the use of such facilities must be aligned with the Comprehensive Plan, and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission and Board of Trustees have requested that a local law be developed to protect what little manufacturing land still exists, NOW, BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, that the Village of East Aurora, acting in the best health, welfare, and safety interests of the residents and property owners of the Village hereby suspends the further development of any self-storage facilities within the jurisdictional limits of the Village by any entity, and declares a one hundred eighty (180) day moratorium on any development of any self-storage facilities as outlined herein, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Village Attorney, in conjunction with the Building Department, after consultation with the Planning Commission, shall develop a local law to deal with changes to the Zoning Code and otherwise modify any current Village Code consistent with the objectives set forth herein, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Village shall re-examine the continuation of the moratorium at the completion of this initial period in order to fully and adequately protect the residents of the Village.