Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/19/2000 - Special Meeting

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1 September, 2000 TO: The City of Ramsey From: Ben J Deemer I am writing this in concern for the new transitional density ordinance that is in process. I have great concern for the amount of limitation that this ordinance will put on Currently existing parcels with are zoned for multiple family structures. There are at least 6 parcels currently zoned R-3, of which I own 2. My property has been Zoned for some sort of multiple family since 1978, and zoned R-3, in the early 80's when the zoning recodification took place, eliminating the UMB zones. This property has Urban Services installed, and accessed for, and was incorrectly included in the land use moratorium several years ago when the discussion on where the MUSA boundary really was. I approached the City council at that time and asked for relief from the moratorium at a Council meeting, and was denied any official action on the issue. Because I was a member of the Planning and Zoning Commsion at the time, I did not pursue the issue, which might have been viewed as a conflict of interest. Now the new Density Transitioning issue could in effect render the property unusable for the purpose I have intended. I request that you consider some sort of Grandfathering, to the current ordinance, for these properties... At the very least the Grandfathering should occur for all properties that had a Multiple F~mily zoning on the date the Density Charter Amendment becam~official in the city .... There could also be a Sunsetting .~clause 0f about 5-7 years for this Grandfathering ..... To not include some sort of protection for the owners of the currently zoned multiple family parcels, could invite more legal action against the city for Damages, and in my case the damages could be well founded, because I already have Urban Services installed and am paying for them. 14501 Sunfish Lake Blvd Ramsey, MN. 55303-4578 Owner 14542, and 14544 Nowthen Blvd