Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/02/2004

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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION//04-09- A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT # TO REZONE CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM R-2 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO B-1 BUSINESS WHEREAS, on August __, 2004, the City received an application to rezone certain property in accordance with Section 9.03.03 of the Ramsey City Code. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1. That Arthur and Elizabeth Raudio, hereinafter referred to as "Applicants," have properly applied to rezone certain property from R-2 Medium Density Residential to B-1 Business. That the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.03 of the City Code on September 2, 2004 and said public hearing was properly advertised, and the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated by reference. 3. That the property proposed to be rezoned is legally described as follows: Outlot E, River's Bend 3~d Addition, Anoka County, Minnesota. 4. That the area of the property to be rezoned is approximately 1.5 acres in size. 5. Prior to adoption of the 2001 Comprehensive Plan and subsequent re-zoning, the Subject Property was zoned for commercial uses. 6. That the Subject Property is currently zoned R-2 Medium Density Residential and is located within the boundaries of the current Metropolitan Urban Service Area (lvfUSA). 7. That the Comprehensive Plan designates the property for Medium Density Residential development. That City Staff has determined that the property has historically been zoned for commercial uses and apparently during a time frame between 1993 and 1998, there was an inadvertent error on the City zoning map that was carried through into'the 2001 Comprehensive Plan that officially rezoned the property to medium density residential. 9. That the Applicant has submitted a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the land use designation in the Comprehensive Plan back to Places to Shop. 10. That the proposed zoning amendment will/will not substantially adTversely impair the use or market value of any surrounding property.