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1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) lo) 11) 12) 13) PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT: AUTO REPAIR IN AN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT 17600 GIBBON STREET N.W. P.I.N. 05-32-25-41-0002 AUGUST 20, 1990 R-IR RURAL That Mr. Craig Johnson, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", has property applied for a conditional use permit to operate an auto repair business in the R-1 Rural Residential district on the property generally known as 17600 Gibbon Street N.W. and legally described as follows: Lot 5, Block 1, Deerwood, Anoka County, Minnesota. That the subject property is approximately 2.5 acres in size and located in the R-1 Rural Residential District. That Section 170.01 of the Ramsey City Code does not permit auto repair shops in the R-1 Rural Residential District. That the adjacent properties are zoned R-1 Rural Residential. That the City of Ramsey has issued one other conditional use permit in the R-1 Rural Residential District for an auto repair business that had been operating on the subject property for 18 years prior to the date of application. That conditional use permit was granted on the basis of the City Council's determination that the subject property deserved some consideration under pre-existing non-conforming use rights. That the City has received 8 responses from area residents indicating no opposition to the request for a conditional use permit for an auto repair business and some on the contingency that the operation be limited to one or two cars at any given time; and the City has received 2 responses from area residents stating opposition to the request. That the proposed use will increase traffic into and from the premises. That the proposed use will not be unduly dangerous or otherwise detrimental to persons residing or working in the vicinity of the use or to the public welfare. That the proposed use will not substantially adversely impair the use, enjoyment or market value of surrounding property. That the proposed use will not be harmonious and in accordance with the specific objectives of the comprehensive plan. That the proposed use will not change the essential character of the area. That the proposed use will be disturbing to existing or future neighboring uses. That the proposed use will not be a substantial improvement to property in the immediate vicinity and the community as a whole.