Resolution - #04-11-345 - No Signature - 11/04/2004

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Chairperson Nixt introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #04-11-345 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT #0708 RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO THE SIXTY (60) FOOT BUFFERYARD REQUIREMENT IN THE E-1 EMPLOYMENT DISTRICT. WHEREAS, TSM Development, Inc., hereinafter referred to as “Applicant,” has properly applied for a variance from Section 9.20.24 regarding minimum bufferyard requirements in the E- 1 Employment District on the property generally located on Ramsey Blvd and Bunker Lake Blvd and legally described as follows: Outlot A, Regency Pond, Anoka County, Minnesota. (the “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 Board of Adjustment conducted a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.07 of the Ramsey City Code on November 4, 2004, 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 E-1 Employment and is approximately 4.8 acres in size. 3.That properties to the north and east are zoned R-1 Residential. 4.That the property to the south and west is street right of way. 5.That mini storage is a permitted use in the E-1 Employment District. 6.That section 9.20.24 (E-1 Employment District) requires a sixty (60) foot setback between parcels zoned E-1 Employment and those zoned R-1 Residential. 7.That the Applicant is requesting a variance from the 60-foot bufferyard requirement along the northern property line of Outlot A, Regency Pond, in order to construct bituminous surface and buildings within 30 feet of said property line. 8.That the Applicant will construct an eight-foot high privacy fence around the perimeter of the development to help mitigate the lesser bufferyard.