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Commissioner introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br />RESOLUTION #13-06-100 <br />RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT #0913 RELATING TO A REQUEST <br />FOR A VARIANCE TO FRONT YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENTS <br />WHEREAS, Sharp & Associates, LLC., hereinafter referred to as "Applicant," has <br />properly applied for a variance from Sec. 117-116 (e) (1) of the Ramsey City Code to construct an <br />addition to the existing building that will encroach on the front yard setback on the property <br />generally known as 6815 McKinley Street NW and legally described as follows: <br />Lot 1, Block 1, Ebony Addition, Anoka County, Minnesota <br />and <br />Lot 1A, Block 1, Ebony Addition, Anoka County, Minnesota. <br />(the "Subject Property") <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE <br />CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br />That the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing pursuant to Sec. 117-53 of the Ramsey <br />City Code on June 6, 2013, and that said public hearing was properly advertised, and that the <br />minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated as a part of these findings by reference. <br />1. That the Subject Property is zoned E-2 Employment District and is approximately 4.08 <br />acres in size. <br />2. That the Subject Property is surrounded by E-2 Employment District zoning developed <br />with businesses. <br />3. That Sec. 117-116 (e) (1) (E-2 Employment District) requires a thirty-five (35) foot front <br />yard setback. <br />4. That the Subject Property is a corner lot and thus has two (2) front yards, one along each <br />public street. <br />5. That the Applicant is proposing to enlarge an existing building that will have an <br />encroachment of thirteen (13) feet on the southwest corner of the building addition to the <br />front yard setback. <br />6. That the Subject Property is an irregularly shaped triangular lot that is narrower in the west <br />and wider in the east, with the existing building set parallel to the front yard setback along <br />Ebony Street. <br />7. That the Subject Property can accommodate the 11,689 square foot addition, but to remain <br />consistent with the existing building design, a portion of the southwest corner of the <br />