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032096-IF-20513-TG-01.MEM TO: FROM: DATE: RE: MEMORANDUM File No. 20513-TG Thomas H. Goodman March 20, 1996 Douglas and Julie Hill v. City of Ramsey I I I I I I I Douglas and Julie Hill have lived in the same property for about 13 years. They leased it for the first year and then purchased it. The property is in the City of Ramsey. It is four acres in size and it is zoned commercial. The property is on Highway 10 and has 600 feet of frontage on Highway 10. While normally cities do not permit residences in commercial zones, the Hills are permitted to live on or next to commercial property (or to have commercial property on or next to a residence) because their r/ghts are "grandfathered". Apparently, there is no question presented about the Iawfizlness of the various uses of the property being made. The property is being used for a automobile sales lot..There are two lots, each leased to tenants. One of the leases is up for renewal. The ten;mt has been there about three years. The city has insisted that the owners of lots along Highway 10 do two things: 1. Provide curb and gutter along the road frontage; and 2. Provide asphalt blacktopping over the entire commercial portion of the lot. The tenant has refused to do these things. The Hills do not want to sign the lease if there is a requirement for blacktopping and/or curb and guttering if the tenant is unwilling to do the work ~- or at least they would think twice about it. The city is being uncooperative in explaining the Hills' rights to them. It may well be that the curb and guttering requirement is not lawful because Highway 10 is a State highway and the city has no jurisdiction over it. That was exactly the position of Bill Warden (Warner?) in the Metro Division of Engineering. Because there is 600 feet on Highway 10, this is a substantial expense. The Hills' goals are as follows: I I I I I I' I I I I