Resolution - #13-05-068 - 05/14/2013

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Councilmember LeTourneau introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #13-05-068 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT #0911 RELATING TO A REQUEST FROM OAKWOOD LAND DEVELOPMENT FOR AN EXTENSION OF AN INTERIM USE PERMIT FOR GRADING AND MINING ACTIVITIES AT THE PROPERTIES GENERALLY KNOWN AS OUTLOTS A & B ELMCREST SANCTUARY Oakwood Land Development, Inc. hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", properly applied to the City of Ramsey (the "City") for an Interim Use Permit for grading and mining activities on the property generally known as Outlots A & B Elmcrest Sanctuary and legally described as follows: Outlot A, Elmcrest Sanctuary, except road subject to easement of record, Anoka County, Minnesota. and Outlot B, Elmcrest Sanctuary, except road subject to easement of record, 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 th to Section 117-52 (Interim Use Permits) of the Ramsey City Code on July 12, 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 approximately eleven (11) acres in size and is zoned R-1 Residential (Rural Developing); the surrounding properties are zoned R-1, Rural Developing. 3)That Section 117-52 (Interim Use Permits) of the Ramsey City Code allows for interim uses to allow a use for a limited period of time that reasonably utilizes the property where it is not reasonable to utilize it in the manner provided by the comprehensive plan and to allow a use that is presently acceptable but that, with anticipated development will not be acceptable in the future. 4)That Section 117-359 (Grading, Mining and Filling Permits) states that only excavation projects of less than 400 cubic yards of earth material shall be exempt from obtaining an Interim Use Permit. 5)That the Applicant submitted an application requesting an interim use permit to excavate and export approximately 60,000 cubic yards of soil from the Subject Property. 6)That the purpose of the excavation is to create a Wetland Mitigation Bank.