Agenda - Council - 10/12/1993 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I ! I ! I i I I i I I I I I I I I I. Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION g93-10- A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT # RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO E~ABLISH A TOWING SERVICE WITH IMPOUND LOT AND AUTO REPAIR FACILITY IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT WHEREAS, Champlin Towing, Inc., hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", has properly applied for a Conditional Use Permit to establish a towing service with impound lot and auto repair facility in the Industrial District on the property generally known as 14300 Sunfish Lake Blvd. N.W. and legally described as follows: That pan of the East 500 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 32, Range 25, Anoka County, Minnesota lying north of the South 400 feet thereof and lying south of the North 750 feet thereof (as measured albng the south and east lines thereof); except road; subject to easements of record. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF .MINNESOTA, as follows: That the Applicant appeared before the Planning and Zoning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.04 (Conditional Use Permits) of the Ramsey City Code on October 5, 1993 and that said public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated as a pan of these findings by reference. That the subject property is zoned Industrial and is approximately 1.86 acres in size. That towing operations and auto repair facilities are not a permitted use in the Industrial District. That the adjacent properties to the north, south and west are zoned Industrial and the property on the east side of Sunfish Lake Blvd. N.W. is zoned R-I Rural Residential. o That the Applicant has provided a site plan consisting of two sheets, one sheet drawn by CD Systems of St. Paul and dated 9/14/93 and one sheet that includes contours drawn by Jim Kyro and Associates and dated 9/21/93. The site plan indicates that the towing service and auto repair facihty would be accommodated by existing structures and pavement on the site. That the Applicant has stated that an impound lot will need to be developed on the property as an accessory use to the towing service. That Section 9.20.26 (Industrial District) of the Ramsey City Code allows for outside storage as an accessory use provided the area is surfaced to control dust. That the proposed location for the impound lot on the site is surfaced with asphalt. That a major portion of the site is fenced with chain link fencing and the Applicant is proposing to add fencing to encompass the balance of the site and divide the impount lot from the front offices and customer/employee parldng area.