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Board Member introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION g03-08- A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT # RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE FROM STREET FRONTA'-~-~E REQUIREMENTS (LOT WIDTH). WHEREAS, Lynn A. Mortenson and Marshall Williams, hereinafter referred to as "Applicants", have properly applied for a Board of Adjustment variance from the minimum lot width requirement established in Section 9.20.11 of the Ramsey City Code in order to construct a dwelling on the following legally described property: That part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 32, Range 25, Anoka County, Minnesota, lying southwesterly of the centerline of T.H. g47, except road; subject to easement of record. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: That the Applicant appeared before the Board of Adjustment for a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.05 of the Ramsey City Code on August 19, 1993 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. That the subject property is Zoned R-1 Rural Residential and is approximately 35 acres in size. 3. That the subject property is surrounded by R-1 Rural Residential zoning. That Section 9.11.01 of the Ramsey City Code states that no lot shall contain any building used as a dwelling unless it has the minimum lot width; Section 9.20.11 states that the minimum lot width in the Rural Residential District is 200 feet; Section 9.11.01 also states that in cases of double frontage lots where one of the streets is a county or state street, the lot shall front on the other street. That the subject property has frontage on T.H. #47 in excess of 200 feet and 66 feet on Osmium Street N.W., an unimproved section of dedicated road fight-of-way. That there are unique circumstances applying to the subject property that do not generally apply to other properties in the district; namely, that the street frontage at T.H. g47 meets the minimum lot width requirement but access is obstructed by a county ditch and Section 9.11.01 of City Code discourages access onto a state street when an alternative access is possible. That the City of Ramsey has approved similar request for variances from street frontage requirements. o That the special conditions causing the undue hardship do not result from the actions of the Applicant. 9. That the variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the hardship. 10. That such variance is/is not necessary for the preservation of a substantial property fight similar to that possessed by other properties in the R-1 Rural Residential District.