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PROPOSED FINDINGS OF PACT MR. ROBERT MULLER 1. Mr. Robert Muller, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", has properly applied for a Board of Adjustment variance from the required setback from thoroughfares. 2. That the Applicant appeared before the Board of Adjustment for a public hearing pursuant to Section 170.013G of the Ramsey City Code on July 23, 1987 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 generally known as 5900 167th Avenue N.W. and is legally described as follows: That part of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 11, Township 32, Range 25, Anoka County, Minnesota described as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of said southwest quarter of the southeast quarter, then south along the west line of said southwest quarter of the southeast quarter a distance of 331.3 feet, then east parallel with the north line of said northwest quarter of the southeast quarter to the centerline of State Trunk Highway #47, then northerly along said centerline of highway to the north line of said southwest quarter of the southeast quarter, then west along the north line of said southwest quarter of the southeast quarter to the point of beginning. -and- The south 94.99 feet of the north 426.29 feet (as measured along the west line) of the part of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 11, Township 32, Range 25, Anoka County, Minnesota lying westerly of the centerline of Trunk Trunk Highway #47, except roads subject to easement of record. 4. That the subject property is located in the RB Rural Business District and is approximately 6.1 acres in size. 5. That Sections 170.015F and 170.016H of the City Code require a minimum setback from thoroughfares of 110 feet from the centerline. 6. That the Applicant is constructing a 20,000 square foot commercial/ retail facility which is set back from St. Francis Blvd. by approximately 83 feet. 7. That the Applicant is requesting a variance of approximately 27 feet from the required from St. Francis Blvd. 8. That the site plan for the commercial structure on the subject property was reviewed by City Staff, City Engineer, Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council and the setback from St. Francis Blvd. was overlooked by all reviewers. 9. That the variance is necessary for the preservation of a substantial property right, namely the construction of the shopping center, similar to that possessed by other properties in the RB Rural Business District.