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Councilmember Riley introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #15-01-013 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT #0939 RELATING TO A REQUEST FROM CASEY'S RETAIL COMPANY FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR OVERALL SIGN PLAN WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey received an application from Casey's Retail Company for a conditional use permit to exceed the minimum permanent sign size allowed for administrative approval on the property generally known as 7222 Sunwood Dr and legally described as follows: Outlot GG Ramsey Town Center Addition, except that portion of said outlot described as follows: Beginng at the Northwest Corner of said Outlot, thence south along westerly line of said outlot 567.55 feet to a point of curvature in said westerly line, thence southerly 36.04 feet along said westerly line along a tangent curve concaved to west radius 540 feet and center angle 03 degrees 49 minutes 27 seconds to a point of tangency in said westerly line, thence south 03 degrees 49 minutes 27 seconds west along said westerly line 87.95 feet to most southerly corner in said westerly line, thence south 66 degrees 10 minutes 33 seconds east along sothwesterly line of said outlot 659.59 feet, thence north 957.75 feet to northerly line of said Outlot, thence west along said northerly line 596.32 feet to point of beginning, Anoka County, MN, subject to easement of record. ("Subject Property") NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THIS CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1. That Casey' s Retail Company, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant," properly applied for a conditional use permit (the "Permit") to exceed the minimum permanent sign size allowed for administrative approval on the Subject Property. 2. That the Applicant appeared before the Ramsey Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 117-51 (Conditional Use Permits) of the City Code on January 8, 2014, and that said public hearing was properly advertised, and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated as a part of these findings by reference. 3. That the Subject Property is located within the COR -3 Sub -District, as are the adjacent parcels. Convenience Gas Retail uses are allowed in this location at the intersection with a County Road in this area of the COR -3 Sub -District. 4. That the COR district sign regulations, excluding the COR -2 sub -district, are much more restrictive than the sign regulations for the other Business and Employment districts, but are allowed to exceed these minimum standards through the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit to allow a broader review of the overall sign plan for individual users. 5. That the intent of the more restrictive sign regulations was to apply them to the central areas of The COR where there will typically be many multi -tenant buildings, with individual tenants having very limited frontage.