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Board Member introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #99-10- A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT # RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE FROM STREET FRONTAGE OR LOT WIDTH REQUIREMENTS. WHEREAS, Phillip Johnson, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", has properly applied for a Board of Adjustment variance from the minimum street frontage or lot width requirement established in Section 9.20.11 of the Ramsey City Code in order to construct a dwelling on the following legally described property: Unplatted Ramsey Township West 20 acres of the West half of Northwest Quarter of Section 2, Township 32, Range 25, (Subject to easement to United Power Association 4/24/68) United Power Association easement partially released 12/19/72, United Power Association easement released 9/5/73, Anoka County, Minnesota. ("Subject Property") NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1. That the Applicant appeared before the Board of Adjustment for a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.05 of the Ramsey City Code on October 5, 1999 and that said public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated as a part of these findings by reference. 2. That the Subject Property is zoned R-1 Rural Residential and is approximately 200 acres in size. 3. That the property to the east, west and south is zoned R-1 Rural Residential and the property to the north is in the City of Bums and is zoned 4. That Section 9.11.01 of the Ramsey City Code states that no lot shall contain any building used as a dwelling unless it has the minimum lot width; Section 9.02 states that the lot width is measured at the property line abutting the street; Section 9.20.12 states that the minimum lot width in the Rural Residential District is 200 feet; Section 9.11.01 also states that in cases of double frontage lots where one of the streets is a County or State street, the lot shall front on the other street. 5. That the Subject Property has approximately 320 feet of frontage on Green Valley Road (County Road #63) and 66 feet of frontage on 178th Lane N.W., an unimproved section of dedicated road right-of-way. 6. In accordance with City Code, access to the proposed dwelling site is proposed from 178th Lane N.W 7. That the variance requested is the minimum which would alleviate the hardship.