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CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT- COWLES ADDITION Tills AGREEMENT, made and entered into by and between the CITY OF RAMSEY, a municipal corporation of the State of Minnesota (the "CITY"), and GEORGE A. COWLES and FRANCES D. COWLES, husband and wife, whose address is 19731 Rush Street, Elk River. Minnesota ("the DEVELOPERS"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the DEVELOPERS are the fee owners of the following described property situated in the CITY OF RAMSEY, County of Anoka, State of Minnesota, and legally described as follows: Cowles Addition, Anoka County, Minnesota, the "Subject Property"; and WHEREAS, on December 17, 1991, pursuant to Resolution #91-12- , the CITY approved the final plat of the Subject Property which plat is known as COWLES ADDITION (the "Plat") contingent on certain requirements, including DEVELOPERS and CITY entering into this contract; and WHEREAS, the Plat consists of two (2) lots totalling approximately three (3) acres; WHEREAS, approval of the Final Plat is given pursuant to the City's Subdivision Code Section 9.50.05 (Subd. 2) entitled "Division or Consolidation of Unplatted Lots". WHEREAS, no expenditure of CITY funds will be made until City Code escrow requirements have been fulfilled by the DEVELOPERS. NOW, THEREFORE, the CITY and DEVELOPERS agree as follows: IMPROVEMENTS Access to Lots. All lots in the Plat shall have access onto Hwy. #10 via a shared driveway situated on the common property line between Lots 1 and 2. Drainage and Utility Easements. Ten foot drainage and utility easements shall be provided along the perimeter of each lot and shall be dedicated to the CITY as shown on the Final Plat. II. GENERAL Land Use: As of the date of this agreement, there are four(4) land uses existing on Lots l and 2 of the Plat. The auto body repair business on Lot 1 and the private residence on Lot 2 are determined to be non-conforming. These two uses and their respective structures may continue to exist but may not be enlarged or reconstructed for the same purpose if destroyed to the extent of more than 50% of its fair market value, said value to be determined by the City Assessor. If the buildings housing the non-conforming uses are I I I I i I I I I 1 I i I i i I I I i