Agenda - Planning Commission - 01/03/2013

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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #13-01- A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT # RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO UTILIZE AND OPERATE ELECTRONIC SPEAKER DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH A DRIVE-THRU USE TWENTY-FOUR (24) HOURS PER DAY IN THE COR -2b ZONING DISTRICT WHEREAS, McDonald's USA LLC, hereinafter referred to as the "Applicant," has properly applied for a Conditional Use Permit to allow for the use and operation of electronic speaker devices associated with a drive-thru twenty-four (24) hours per day on the property legally described as follows: Lot 4, Block 1, COR TWO Addition, Anoka County, Minnesota ("Subject Property") NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THIS CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA that the findings of fact relating to the request are determined to be as follows: 1. That the Applicant appeared before the Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Ramsey City Code on January 3, 2013, and that said public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated by reference. 2. That the Subject Property is approximately 1.36 acres in size and is located at the southeast corner of Sunwood Drive and Armstrong Blvd. 3. That the Applicant has submitted a site plan to construct an approximately 4,600 square -foot restaurant that includes a drive-thru on the Subject Property. 4. That the submitted site plan indicates the drive-thru will have two `ordering' lanes that merge into a single lane for payment and pick-up of food. 5. That the Applicant has requested use of electronic speaker devices associated with the drive- thru twenty-four (24) hours per day. 6. That the Subject Property is zoned COR -2b and drive-thrus are permitted in conjunction with permitted and conditional uses. 7. That within the COR -2b Subdistrict, there shall be no more than two (2) drive-thru lanes serving a given use. 8. That drive-thrus are not permitted in the front yard or within the front build -to -line, unless otherwise permitted as outlined in Item #17 below..