Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/03/2014

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along southwesterly line of said rail road right of way 495 feet to point of beginning of said line, thence southerly to a point on northeasterly line of said highway, which point is 400 feet from point of beginning and said line there terminate, subject to easement. (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 to Section 117-52 (Interim Use Permits) of the Ramsey City Code on April 3, 2014 and that the public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated by reference. 3) That the Subject Property is approximately 5.75 acres in size; with 7575 Highway 10 already developed and 28-32-25-43-0002 vacant and currently unimproved. 4) That the Subject Property is zoned H-1 Highway 10 Business District. 5) That the properties to the east and west are also zoned H-1 Highway 10 Business District, the parcels to the north (across the Burlington Northern Santa Fe [BNSF] railroad tracks and across the Veterans Drive right of way) are zoned COR-1, and the properties to the south (across the Highway 10 right of way) are zoned B-2 Highway Business District. 6) That the Applicant operates M & G Trailer Sales and Service at 7575 Highway 10 NW and desires to expand their outdoor sales/display area to accommodate a larger inventory of merchandise. 7) That the Applicant has requested to lease a portion of the vacant, adjacent parcel, which is owned by the City, to accommodate their desired outdoor sales/display expansion. 8) That the Applicant desires to utilize Class V gravel, rather than bituminous or concrete, for the surfacing of the outdoor sales/display expansion area. 9) That due to impacts of future Highway 10 improvements, the City adopted Ordinance #13- 16 to allow for the use of alternative surface materials, including Class V gravel, for the expansion of outdoor sales/display areas within the H-1 Highway 10 Business District. 10) That all customer and employee parking on the Subject Property must comply with the underlying zoning standards within the H-1 Highway 10 Business District. 11) That the Applicant has stated the total area of disturbance will be no greater than 40,000 square feet. Resolution #14-04-067 Page 2 of 4