Agenda - Council - 08/28/2001 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I I I I Councilmember moved for the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLUTION #01-08- A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT #. RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO DISPLAY AN ADVERTISING SIGN IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT WHEREAS, Timothy Bergersen, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", has properly applied for a Conditional Use Permit to display an advertising sign at his home on the property generally known as 6211 167'" Avenue N.W. and legally described as follows: That part of the Northwest Quarter of the the Southwest Quarter of Section 11, Township 32, Range 25, Anoka County, Minnesota, lying Easterly of West 726 feet of said Quarter, Quarter; except that part described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of East line of said Quarter, Quarter and Northerly Right of Way line of 167"' Avenue NW (said point being 33 feet North of South line of said Quarter, Quarter), thence Northerly along said East line 540 feet, thence Westerly at right angle 270 feet, thence Southerly parallel with said East line 540 feet to said Northerly right of way line, thence Easterly along said Northerly right of way line 270 feet to point of beginning; also except road subject to easement of record. (the "Subject Property"). NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: That the Applicant appeared before the Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.04 of the Ramsey City Code on August 7, 2001, and that said public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorPorated by reference. That the subject property is located on a Municipal State Aid road in a R-1 Rural Residential District and is approximately 13.8 acres in size. That the surrounding parcels are zoned R-1 Rural Residential. That Section 9.12 (Signs) of City Code does not specifically provide for advertising signs in residential districts. That in July of 2000, the City received a complaint regarding a large sign that had been erected on the Subject Property advertising the Applicant's landscaping business. That City Staff notified the Applicant that in order to comply with City Code, removal of the sign or a conditional use permit for the use of the sign would be required. 7. That the size of the sign erected is 32 square feet. -311-