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I I I I I DATE: TO: FROM: CC: Ramsey ;i!y of [5'llt~NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303 ~, (612) 427-1410 MEMORANDUM i De~ember 27, 1991 Ra4asey City Council Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Administrator Ryan Schroeder Ge0, rge Cowles RE: ~:Co~vles Addition/Multiple Structures and Land Uses i t As you fecal[, th{e City Council granted final plat approval to Cowles Addition, a minor subdivisiOn,O~ De{cember 17, 1991. At that time, it was noted that there are four main buildings, each witi~ a fifffer~.nt use, on two lots and City Code limits each lot to one main building. The discussio~n leg:l!t° tl~e direction that City Staff research to determine which structures and uses are consideredt°ibel}ermined and which should be considered non-conforming, either lawful or unlawful. There is not ~nou[gh documentation in the property file to determine when each of the four structures wCr~ constructed. So, I reviewed aerials on file at the County Surveyor's office and determined:th~.t th4 structures for the private residence, the former Part3, House a~d C&L Canvas Crafts were: bgilt-s0mewhere between 1966 and 1969. The structure housing the auto body shop was cons~dt~ so~l~newhere beiween 1969 and 1973. I have not been able to determine when that part of code that lilnits lots to one main building was adopted and to do so, would require a great deal of time. lin he absence of supporting documentation, the City would have to make a determination jn f: /or of the property owner. That being that all four structures were most likely constructed 0n~the ~roperty prior to any code limiting main buildings to one per lot. Now that:we:i .~ve ~stablished that two main buildings/uses are permitted under today's code and four currenfi~ exist as lawful non-conforming, we have to determine which two of the structures/uS~ shOUld be considered permitted and which two should be regulates under the non- confomqingUs}s se[ction of the City Code. Since as far b~ck is January, 1977, the property has been zoned Business. Based on that and ,uses are under today's Rural Business zoning, I would make a determination what the perm[tt.e~ that the eating[~.'n, residence: aqd,kthe conforming.~in~l sh ma,, not be ettyge the{r value, unl~ss { qng establishment and C&L Canvas Crafts are the permitted uses. The private auto body shop are the two uses that should be considered lawful non- told be regulated accordingly. This means that they may continue to exist but and may not be reconstructed if they are ever destroyed to more than 50% of lone so in conformance with City Code.