Agenda - Planning Commission - 01/05/1999

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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #99-01-.. A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT # RELATING TO A REQUEST FROM CONNEXUS ENERGY FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR TWO GROUND OR FREESTANDING SIGNS WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey received an application from Connexus Energy for a conditional use permit for two ground signs and to exceed sign size restrictions on the property generally known as 14601 Ramsey Blvd. N.W. and legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block 1, A.B.C. ENERGY PARK, Anoka County, Minnesota (''Subject Property") NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THIS CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA that the findings of fact relating to the request are determined to be as follows: That on December 11, 1998, Connexus Energy, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant," properly applied for a conditional use permit for two ground signs and one oversized sign in the business warehouse district. That the Aplicant appeared before the Ramsey Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.04 of the City Code on January 5, I999, 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. 3. That the Subject Property is approximately 45 acres in size. That the Subject Property and the surrounding property to the south and west is zoned Business Warehouse; the property to the east is publie park land, and the property on the north side of Industry Avenue is zoned R-1 Urban Residential and Industrial That Section 9.12.09, Subd. 2 of the Ramsey City Code states that there shall not be more than one ground sign for each parcel in the industrial and business warehouse type districts, and the gross surface area shall not exceed one hundred square feet for each exposed face nor exceed an aggregate gross surface area of two hundred square feet. 6. That the Applicant has road frontage on Industry Avenue (County Road #116) and Ramsey Blvd. N.W. (County Road #56) with site accesses from each road. 7. That the Applicant is proposing to erect business identification signs at each of the two accesses. 8. That the sign proposed at the Ramsey Blvd. access will be 112 square feet (aggregate surface area of 224 square feet) in size and the sign proposed at the Industry Avenue access will be 45 square feet (aggregate surface of 90 square feet) in size.