Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/01/2012

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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #12 -03- A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT # RELATING TO A REQUEST TO ALLOW FOR THE OPERATION OF AN ONLINE SCHOOL IN THE B- 2 BUSINESS DISTRICT WHEREAS, 2 -0I, LLC, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant ", has properly applied to the City of Ramsey (the "City ") for an interim use permit (the "Permit ") to operate an online school in the B -2 Business District on the property located at 7550 Highway 10 NW and legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block 1 The Diamonds, 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 March 1, 2012, 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 B -2 Business District; the parcels to the north and west are zoned B -2 Business District and the parcels to the south and east are zoned Park. 3. That the B -2 Business District does not expressly identify schools as a permitted use. 4. That the Applicant is proposing to utilize the existing building on the Subject Property for the purposes of an online school. 5. That the Applicant has stated that the projected student enrollment is between 200 -300 individuals. 6. That the Applicant has stated that students would need to be at the Subject Property one day per week and estimates that on any given weekday, there could be up to seventy (70) students present. 7. That the Applicant has stated that there would be between twenty to thirty (20 -30) staff on the Subject Property as well (10 -20 teaching staff and 5 -10 administrative support staff). 8. That the Applicant is requesting that the Permit be granted for five (5) years. 9. That Section 117 -52 of City Code allows for an Interim Use Permit to be granted for a maximum of five (5) years.