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CASE REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A COMPOUND TYPE FACILITY TO INCLUDE A COMMERCIAL DOG KENNEL AND MORE THAN ONE RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE ON A LOT OF RECORD; CASE OF CHARLES DELANEY By: Sylvia Frolik, Zoning Administrator Background: I am sure that you are all familiar with the well-known establishment in Ramsey known as the Armstrong Ranch Kennels. The facility is located on 161st Avenue, west of Armstrong Blvd. and consists of a total of 80 acres. The property was first settled by Fred Armstrong where he began a commercial dog kennel operation in 1926. Since that time, the kennels have expanded and the facility continues to be a family owned business now operated by Charles and Loral I. Delaney and their daughter. Currently there exists on the site the original Armstrong homestead which now serves as a summer cabin, the home of Charles and Loral I. Delaney and the home of their daughter. The addition of residences on the property was not facilitated through any subdivision of the property and in researching the property file, I can find no evidence of building permits being issued by the City of Ramsey. How it came to be that there are now, technically, 3 residential structures on one lot of record is a mystery. The Delaneys are now proposing to construct a new home on the property for their daughter and convert the daughter's existing home into living quarters for seasonal employees of the kennel operation. When informed that City Code restricts the number of main buildings to one per lot of record, the Delaneys expressed a desire to not subdivide the property and apply for a cond/tional use permit to accommodate their unique uses. At the same time, it was brought to the attention of City Staff that the kennel operation, which is defined as a pre-existing non-conforming use, has been expanding over the years, even as recent as 1989. The expansion of a non-conforming use does require application for a conditional use permit. City Staff then determined that it would be in the best interest of Charles and Loral I. to sanction the commercial kennel operation on the sire in conjunction with the conditional use permit to have more than one residential structure on a lot of record. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) b) c) d) Site location map Site plan Proposed findings of fact Proposed conditional use permit Observations: On October 19, 1990, the City of Ramsey received an application from Charles Delaney for a conditional use permit to have more than one residential structure on a lot of record and to operate a commercial dog kennel in the R-1 RuraI Residential District. On November 7, 1990, the Ramsey Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing and recommended approval of Mr. Delaney's request for a conditional use permit.