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Ramsey, replied that the additional land will cover the overhang and noted that the neighbors have agreed to a maintenance easement for that particular structure. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Board Members Johnson, Watson, Kociscak, Reeves, and Sweet. Voting No: None. Case #3: Request for a Variance to Height Restrictions for an Building; Case of Royal Oaks Realty, Inc. Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Board of Adj 7:09 p.m. in order to conduct the public hearing. Public Hearing Chairperson Nixt called the public heating to order at 7:~ Presentation Principal Planner Trudgeon stated that Ro' a variance from the height restrictions Dysprosium St. as part of The Ponds 35 feet. The applicant has proposed to about 52 feet at the peak of the roof. a three-story, 82 unit a the apartment building height to 35-feet; therefo~ii~;yal to construct the ap~iefi~'"" '~ buildin reach capability of:~h~i Fire Fire Chief has ;. an The ap nt tall at Realt 3 construc an application to receive ~artment building along of structures to reach a height of be constructed will be s. The peak of the roof for height. City Code restricts building a seventeen (17) foot variance to be able Fire Chief indicates that the maximum and rescue operations is 35 feet. The of fire suppression activities resulting from equipment that the roofline and the difficulty in rescuing tenants on the third floor o f.~ei: ap~en[.bmldmg?Ramsey does have a jomt powers' agreement with the-Anoka and Ando,v~.Fii'e'B'~i~ents foi;!~;. ~gency assistance and'those departments do have aerial ladder trucl~i:~ith reach cab~ihties i~}~k~ss of 52 feet. The Fire Chief also notes that the City A~lstrator w~ll recommend to ~e C~ty Council that an aerial ladder truck is in Ramsey's 20'02;;,~aP:.ital equipment l~!~k,.,~,~,~ The applicant has provided staff with information regarding the height:?0~the third story W~dows. In all locations on the building, the bottom of th] third story windoW~]~a[:~'eiow35 feefiiiii~e lowest point of the third story windows range from 23 10" to 28' 7". The toP,.:~;~he ~&Story windows range from 27' 8" to 32' 6". The difference in heights is due to differehf~;di~{~i~i°ns on each side of the apartment building. The applicant has revised the site plan for the ~/~ent building to allow for better access to the rear of the apartment building for the fire department. The applicant will construct a path around the rear of the building to allow for fire equipment to be set up to fight any potential fires. The Board of Adjustment did grant a structure height variance of 9.5 feet to a 3-story motel in the commercial district and a 3- story senior apartment building in a residential district that was 44.25 feet in height[ On May 1, Board of Adjustment/June 5, 2001 Page 5 of 11 -15-