Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/08/2011

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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #11-09- A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT # RELATING TO A REQUEST TO ALLOW FOR THE OPERATION OF A CHURCH IN THE H-1 HIGHWAY 10 BUSINESS DISTRICT WHEREAS, Northern Light Church, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", has properly applied to the City of Ramsey (the "City") for an interim use permit to operate a Church in the H- 1 Highway 10 Business District on the property located at 6701 Highway 10 legally described as follows: Lot 3, Block 1, Deal Industrial Park, Anoka County, Minnesota (the "Subject Property") NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1. That the Applicant appeared before the Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 117-52 of the Ramsey City Code on September 8, 2011, and that the public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated by reference. 2. That the Subject Property is zoned H-1 Highway 10 Business District; the adjacent parcels to the west and east are zoned H-1 Highway 10 Business District, the property to north is E-2 Employment and is bounded by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad and the property to the south is on the south side of Hwy 10 and is B-2 Business District. 3. That the H-1 Highway 10 Business District does not allow for churches as a permitted use. 4. That the Applicant is proposing to utilize roughly 4,900 square feet of the building located at 6701 Highway 10 NW for the purpose of a temporary Church facility. 5. That the Applicant is requesting the Interim Use Permit for a term of thirty (30) months. 6. That Section 117-52 of City Code allows for an Interim Use Permit to be granted for a maximum of five (5) years, unless otherwise extended by Council. 7. That according to the Applicant, membership could grow from about thirty (30) people to seventy (70) people. 8. That Section 117-356 of City Code states that for places of assembly, there shall be at least one (1) parking stall for every three (3) seats, resulting in a minimum of twenty-three (23) required parking stalls. 9. That there are twenty-six (26) striped parking stalls on the site currently. 10. That there are two (2) other existing uses on the property, Youth First Community of Promise and a cold storage operation.