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Councilmember introduced the motion to adopt the following Findings of Fact regarding Mr. Ralph Nissen's request to declare Plat 89207, Par- cel 4250 unbuildable and dropped from the assessment role: 1) The City Council, on June 23, 1981, ordered a public hearing because of interest shown for street improvements in an adjoining area. 2) A notice of public hearing was place in the City's official paper and individual notices were mailed to all affected residents. 3) The public hearing was held on July 28, 1981 and input was received from numerous residents. However, Mr. Nissen's name did not appear in the minutes as having had any input. 4) On July 28, 1981, the City Council adopted Resolution ~109 ordering the improvement. 5) On September 8, 1981, the City Council adopted resolution #81-130 ac- cepting the bid of N.D.H., Inc. for the proposed construction. 6) On September 22, 1981, the City Council adopted Resolution ~81-158 ordering a public hearing be held October 14, 1981 for the purpose of de- termining costs and the proposed assessments. 7) On October 14, 1981, the City Council held the public hearing and adopted Resolution #81-171 establishing assessment costs. 8) On October 14, 1981, Mr. Ralph Nissen appeared at the assessment hear- ing to protest the fact he was being assessed for two units. 9) The assessment policy for all projects was to divide total buildable parcels of land into the total cost to determine a unit assessment. 10) In unplatted areas where parcels exceed the City lot size requirement, additional units are added accordingly to share in the project costs. 11) This property is a separate parcel and is a lot of record. 12) The City of Ramsey's criteria for determining a parcel's buildability are: a) Adequate areas for the placement of and proper construction of an on-site septic system. b) Positive parcel drainage to eliminate flooding potentials under all conditions. 13) Due to the estetics, Mr. Nissen has requested his assessment for Plat 89207, Parcel 4250 be deleted. 14) The parcel was reviewed by both the Building Official and City Engineer and they determined the lot to be buildable. 15) Based on a staff recommendation, the City Council ordered the prepara- tion of Findings of Fact for their review at their next regular meeting of October 27, 1981.