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PUBLIC HEARING <br />PLANNING AND ZONING <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on Tuesday, June 2, <br />1992 at the R~im~.Y Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota to <br />consider the ~oI~b~ sed ordinance amending Section 9.11.19, Subd. 3, Paragraph b of the City code <br />entitled "Aduli U~6s-Principal". <br /> <br /> [ <br /> <br />Members Pres~nt~ <br /> <br />Members Aba nt:' <br /> <br />Also Present: i i <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Chairman David Bawden <br />Commissioner Benjamin Deemer <br />Commissioner Terry Hendriksen <br />Commissioner Paul Holland <br />Commissioner Charles LaDue <br />Commissioner Michael Terry <br /> <br />Commissioner Bradley Thomd <br /> <br />Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik <br /> <br />Chairperson B~wOen called the public heating to order at 7:42 p.m. <br />PRESENTA~ION <br />Zoning Admiffis ~.~:.or Frolik stated that the purpose of the proposed amendment is to eliminate the <br />requirement r~strtdting adult uses to one per site and this would be retroactive to December 16, <br />1990. <br /> <br /> 5 <br />CITIZEr INPUt <br /> <br />Mr. Larry Hoffnb~rg, owner of The Adult Bookstore and his Attorney, Mr. Randall Tigue were <br />present. <br /> <br />Mr. Tigue expi'es~ support for the proposed ordinance amendment. He also requested to repeal <br />the paragraph ,flaat~I,~,,~quires amortization of a non-conforming adult use. Mr. Tigue stated his basis <br />for his request, isll. thit through the local Board of Review and the Anoka County Equalization <br />Board, it has b~e~shown there are no secondary adverse effects to property values resulting from <br />the Adult BooI~t_O~',e. In addition to that, the Ramsey Police Chief has verbalized that there has not <br />been an increa~e ii~ icrime rate which was considered another potential adverse secondary effect of <br />the adult use, ~ ~ggested that the paragraph dealing with the non-conforming adult uses should <br />be modified t~re~luire a five year amortization of only those adult uses proven to be a threat to <br />public health/~gfe~gt and welfare. <br /> <br />Mr. Ted Drake, 1:7938 Fluorine Street N.W. - stated that he understands one of the businesses <br />near the book'total is a day care center and he feels there has been an adverse affect on that <br />bus~ness, not Otth".r~egard to property value but wtth regard to revenue generation. <br /> <br />i :, iPublic <br /> <br />Hearing/Planning & Zoning/June 2, 1992 <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br />