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Of Mr. Gerald Bauer: Mr. Bauer was present. Ms. Norris stated that Mr. Bauer is requesting a simple subdivision of the property located west of State Highway #47 and north of Green Valley Road NW and east of Ford Brook. Mr. Bauer is proposing to split off two 2-1/2 acre lots and the remainder of the property will be platted as outlots. The two lots would have common access from Hwy. #47 that has been approved by MN/DoT. Mr. Bauer stated that he intends to build a home on Outlot C. Ms. Norris stated that outlots are not considered buildable. Motion by Councilmember Cox and seconded by Councilmember Sorteberg to adopt Resolution #86-124 approving Mr. Gerald Bauer's request for final plat approval of Green Valley Estates with Outlot C to be redesignated as Lot 3 of Block 1 and contingent upon Mr. Bauer entering into a development agreement with the City. (Please refer to resolution file for Resolution #86-124). Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Reimann, Councilmembers Sorteberg, Cox and $chlueter. Voting No: None. ~ AppearaB¢~ By M~. and Mrs. Gary Rice Regardin~ Conditional Use Mrs. Rice and her attorney, Barbara Gislason were present. Ms. Gislason stated that as an attempt to figure out why Mrs. Rice's request for a conditional use permit was denied, she spent a lot of time reviewing all related documentation and conditions followed by Ramsey with respect to home occupations. Ms. Gislason stated that she assumes Council would not turn down a request, that meets City criteria, based on personal view points of not wanting business uses in a residential neighborhood. Mrs. Rice is a woman with preschool age children requesting a permit for a typical cottage industry, measuring garments, historically done in the home. According to past City records, other women in similar situations, as recently as March and May of 1986, have been approved for conditional us epermits to operate accounting and word processing businesses in their homes with a 2 year time frame limit. Ms. Gislason stated that if Mrs. Rice would have at least been given the same consideration in her case, it would have given her the opportunity to operate the business from her home and add to the family income until her children reach school age. Ms. Gislason stated that the only issue she could find as probably being a concern of Council was the projected increase in traffic to the neighborhood created by the business. Mrs. Rice is a wedding consultant and in that capacity she goes to the clients home; as an extension of that business, Mrs. Rice wants to provide a tuxedo rental service. The extent of commercial vehicles entering the neighborhood would be a UPS truck delivering garments to Mrs. Rice according to UPS' routine delivery schedule in Ramsey. The members of a wedding party requiring a tuxedo would come to Mrs. Rice's home to choose suit styles from a catalog and be measured; the suits would be returned to Mrs. Rice's home. Mrs. Rice has canvassed the neighborhood and obtained signatures on a petition from everyone, except one neighbor that was August 26, 1986 Page 14 of 25