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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #99-05- RESOLUTION GRANTING FINAL PLAT APPROVAL OF METES AND BOUNDS SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 1~ TOWNSHIP 32, RANGE 25 WHEREAS, Ronald and Jacqueline Danner, hereafter referred to as "Developer," have properly applied for a metes and bounds subdivision of the following described property located in the City of Ramsey: All that part of Government Lot 4, Section I, Township 32, Range 25, Anoka County, Minnesota, lying north of Trott Brook nmning through said Government Lot 4; (the "Subject Property") and WHEREAS, Section 9.50.09 of the Ramsey City Code prohibits the division and conveyance of land by metes and bounds description; and WHEREAS, Section 9.50.09 of the Ramsey City Code provides for City Council to waive compliance when compliance will create an unnecessary hardship and failure to comply does not interfere with the purposes of Chapter 9.50 (Subdivision); and WHEREAS, the absence of direct access to a public road from the Subject Property prevents the Developer from platting the subdivision in accordance with Section 9.50.09 of the City Code; and WHEREAS, the Subject PropertY is approximately twenty-seven (27) acres in size and the Developer desires to create a four (4) acre homestead for selling purposes and retain the remaining twenty-three (23) acres for possible future development; and WHEREAS, the Subject Property is within the Rum River Scenic Overlay District for which there is a 4 acre minimum lot size and the Rural Transition area for which there is a four (4) units in forty (40) acres density restriction on a pro-rata basis: and AND WHEREAS, the proposed subdivision complies with the Rum River Scenic Overlay District standards and the regulations of the R-I Rural Residential District in the Rural Transition area; and WHEREAS, the Ramsey Planning Commission met on May 4, 1999, and recommended City Council approval of the proposed subdivision; and