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<br />CASE #2 <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING <br />REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS IN <br />. . <br />THE R-l RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT; <br />CASE OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY. <br />By: Tim Gladhill, Associate Planner <br /> <br />, Background: , <br /> <br />The City is in the process' of acquiring parcels to construct a third water tower and secure a <br />permanent access to Elmcrest Park, located west of Saint Francis Boulevardand south of 16th <br />Avenue. The City has begun to assemble parcels to facilitate the right of way for Quicksilver <br />Street. A proposed subdivision request. will result.in an existing lot of record being reduced to <br />1.57 acres, under the 2.5 acre minimum lot size for the R -1 Rural Developing District. <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />a) Site location map <br />b) Subdivision exhibit <br />c) Proposed Findings of Fact <br />d) J>roposed Variance <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />In accordance with State Statute,' Staff sent notification of the request for a variance to property <br />owners within 700 feet of the subject pioperty~ <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />~ity ~ode establishes a 2.5 acre minimum lot size in the R-l Rural Developing Residential <br />District. The applicant (the City) is requesting a variance to. allow a 1.57 acre lot size' on Lot 1, <br />Block 1, Rabbit Run. The City Council recently approved a preliminary purchase agreement for a <br />portion of this property for the extension of Quicksilver Street for permanent access to the <br />proposed Water Tower #3 site and Elmcrest Park. Currentiy, the City has a temporarY easement <br />in a separate location for access to Elmcrest Park. The land is currently owned by Alvin Goebel. <br />Although the City is the applicant m this case, Alvin' Goebel will still need to be party to the <br />Variance, as drafted in the resolution granting the Variance. <br /> <br />In order to split .the lots to facilitate the sale of land, the City is also in the process of subdividing <br />the property for future right of way through a metes and bounds subdivision. Section 9.50 <br />(Subdivision) states that requests of this nature shall be heard by City Council acting as the Board <br />of Appeals. This variance to platting requirements is a temporary, procedural variance. The two <br />additional parcels created through the subdivision process will be required to be platted in the <br />future, and will be considered non-buildable until they are platted in accordance with City Code. <br /> <br />3 <br />