Agenda - Council - 12/12/2000 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Jerry Satmonson, 5081 143ra Lane NW, Ramsey, stated the he does not understand whY:) the City would want to rezone the comer lot when there is an existing vacant gas stati0~a couple blocks down. Chairperson Nixt replied that location is probably significant to the applicanf, fi:)? Je~ Salmonson inquired ~ to why the Ci~ needs so m~y gas stati6n-s:~ such a Mike Cofield, 5080 ~imo Cou~ ~, Ramsey, stated that.'.~s h6me: will be directly behind the gas station. His home is already lit up by t~':~ghts from the ~tersection of T.H. ~47 ~d ~imo S~eet to ~e point that he c~ ha¢~}~}l the limb off in his home at ~ght and still read me newspaper. ~s wilI onlh~ ~;;: :~:::.-.be:~Se: :~:, if the ga}~:~ion is approved. Joe Volavka, 5060 143~ Avenue ~, Ramse~ stated;~at ~:'~the¢::~esidenfs have addressed most offs concerns. He stated ~at he had checke~on'~e prope~ in Au~st when he purchased ~s home ~d was info,ed that is w~ zon~d::B?~ and world not have purchased the home if it would have been B-2. ~o was also j:d~'~desi~d = a bike path w~ch will be a problem with::~: additional ~affic created by th~ ~S~:~on. - Michelle Olson, 5080 143~:E~a ~, Rams-~y;:':~:~:mat when sh~"~firchased her home six years ago they were to~:d:~y md~&~ m~t me ~aTw~:~O=~d:~ wm~h ~o~d ano~ for a s~p man. Wire the proposed 'aa~i~ of m~::~a~esse~;~'~a:t~er tracks will not be able to get in and out of me gas stati~n~'= wal~:[~ the u~6~d:ing of the g= is ve~ loud. She stated that she w~ aga~st the rezo~;~' ~. Nieto ~ated ~at ~egeneral consen~;of,~e residents in the ~ea is ~at they ~e oppose a gas station ~g constructed i~r~l¢cation. MS, Olgon?~uired if the aP~nt com~.t~ was notified of the request for rezo~ng. ' Chaieerson ~&~fa~lied mat aTcor~i~k to the case report eye, one wi~n 350 Uet of the ~* ~:~-*~prop.osed s~te w~ ~t~fied. · Victo¢ :S~cco, Holiday Stolon stores, stated that he does not see traffic increas~g ~ ~e cul-de-saCS ,because ~:~ill be no reason for ~e ~affic to go down the cul-de-sac. ~e e~t does ':~.~i~ ~h the cul-de-sac. He expla~ed ~at gasoline s~es is the o~y difference ~e~een a B-1 ~d B-2 zomng. ~e pe~iaed uses of a B-1 zo~ng indicates conve~enC~.stores, but most conve~ence stores now days do have gasoline sales. SA .::;,~ w~ ~o~a~g-~ ~d then was rezoned B-2 ~d the ~oco was closed because of bad ":7~;~: access, th-the site. He expla~ed that the reason they are interested in the site is because it '~t._::":is a Cb~nt~olled intersection ~d provides for safe access. ~ey have been working with '-3'.'7 : : 'gta~Tor months to develop a pl~ that eve~one can suppom Traffic congestion at p~k <'~ :times may occur occasionally and that is the reason to have a gas station at a controlled ":intersection to allow for ~e flushing of the tra~c. ~ey will adhere to ~e zoning -216- I I I I I I I I I I !