Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/12/1998 - Special Meeting

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Councilmember moved for the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLUTION #98-03-. .. A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT # RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ESTABLISH ACCESSORY OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL USES TO A RESTAURANT AND BAR WFIEREAS, Diamond Sports Bar & Grill, Inc., hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", has properly applied for a Conditional Use Permit to establish accessory outdoor recreational uses to a proposed restaurant and bar on the property legally described as follows: Outlot C, TOOTH ACRES, Anoka County, Minnesota (tb.e "Subject Property") NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: That the Applicant appeared before the Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.04 of the Ramsey City Code on March 12, 1998, and that said public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated by reference. That the subject property is located in the B-3 Highway Business District and is approximately 16.6 acres in size. That the surrounding parcels to the south and east are. part of the Mississippi West Regional Park and the property to the west is zoned B-3 Highway Business; the Subject Property is bounded by Hwy. #I0 on the north. That Section 9.20.23 (B-3 Highway Business District) of the Ramsey City Code establishes that commercial recreational uses, on-sale liquor establishments, and eating establishments are permitted uses within that District. That the City has established a policy of requiring conditional use permits for outdoor recreational uses in the commercial districts. That the Applicant is proposing to develop a bar and restaurant on the Subject Property that will include outdoor recreational activities to include three (3) softball fields and five (5) volleyball courts for summer use and two (2) broomball courts for winter use. That the Applicant has submitted a site plan prepared by New View Construction, Inc., dated February 16, t 998. That the City has granted a similar conditional use, on a smaller scale, in the same B-3 Highway Business District.