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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Board Members Johnson, Watson, Brauer, and <br />Sweet. Voting No: None. Absent: Board Members Kociscak and Reeve. <br /> <br />Motion by Board Member Johnson, seconded by Board Member Watson to approve to Chad and <br />Michelle Houde's request for a variance on the property located at 6831 146th Circle NW, based <br />on the findings of fact, and adopt Resolution #01-11-404 declaring terms of the variance. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Board Members Johnson ~a~s~n, Brauer, and <br />Sweet. Voting No: None. Absent: Board Members Kociscak and Reeve. <br /> <br />Case #3: Request for a Variance to Height Restrictions for ~ment; <br /> Case of Orrin Thompson Development. ~,~ <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Board <br />order to conduct the public hearing. <br /> <br />meeting at in <br /> <br />Public Hearing <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt called the public hearing <br /> <br />Presentation <br /> <br />Community Development Assistant Wald )son Homes has submitted <br />an application requesting a va~ance.,:from the in 6rder to construct a townhome <br />development on property ge~6~li~d'eated s. Drive and west of State Highway <br />#47. C~ty Code restriCt:the he~g~:~T str~ 35 feet. The apphcant has proposed to <br />construct townhome.umtS' that wall ,~eaeh a hezght ~(About 38 feet at the pe of the roof. The <br />F~re Chief ~nd~cateS?:~that the m mach~c~P~b~hty of the F~re Department for fire <br />suppression and resci~e:}i!~pgra¢~?i;S'~:3X hief Dean Kapler has noted that the City of <br />Ramsey's preliminary bfid~t!}i/~iudes the purchase of an aerial ladder truck in 2002· Given that <br />fact, the Ek~;~is, willir/~'~i:;:support the request for variance as long as the aerial ladder truck <br />rema,~;,~n~'the 20DZ:.:~ri~get. ld also be noted that Ramsey has a joint powers agreement <br />w~tfi~:~e Anoka and ~do~er Fxre~!:~artments for emergency assistance and those departments <br />d,~::~ave aerial ladder tru~k§~;~wzth rea~ch capab~ht~es m excess of 52 feet· The addmonal hexght ~s <br />bei~g!i~equested to acco~6~ate the three story interior units that will be constructed w~th a 4/12 <br />p~tch m~;-,Based on the ~amsey F~re Department's comments, Cxty Staff recommends approval <br />of the vartarrce. ~Y <br /> <br />C~t~zen Input ': ;~:349~7~ <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt explained the hearing is only on the height issue and there are 4 items on the <br />Planning Commission agenda related to the Orrin Thompson Townhome project to be addressed <br />later in the meeting. <br /> <br />Board of Adjustment/November 5, 2001 <br /> Page 5 of 7 <br /> <br />-15- <br /> <br /> <br />