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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING <br /> <br /> CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof the City of Ramsey's Board of <br />Adjustment met on January 8, 1980, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, <br />]_5153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota for the purpose of <br />considering a request of Midwestern Underground Construction, 14021 <br />Azurite Street N.W., for a variance to the City's Site Plan/Building <br />Design Plan Approval regulations. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec Also Present: <br />Councilman Cox <br />Councilman Mickelson <br />Councilman Reimann <br />Councilman Sorteberg <br /> <br />City Adm. Schnelle <br />City Attorney Goodrich <br />City Engineer Raatikka <br /> <br />Chairman Mickelson called the meeting to order at 7:35 P.M. and led the <br />P]edge of Allegiance to the Flag. <br /> <br />The review and recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission was <br />presented. The following comments were offered in regard to the request <br />for waiving the requirement for the exterior appearance of th~. bui~di~g~ <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec feels that one of the malhn purposes of the site plan <br />ordinance is to start getting the businesses~ cleaned up and improved <br />in appearance and to set consistent s~andard~ for all'ex~sti~g <br />businesses (~hich can be done with the' Site plan when they expand o~ <br />alter) and on all new developments that are proposed in either commercial <br />or industrial areas. <br /> <br />Councilman Mickelson stated that one of h~s.main concerns is that the <br />'present company, Midwestern Underground~ .~ay not always be occupying <br />this building and it should be built so that it would fit other ~ndus%~al <br />users who may. purchase it in the future~ He noted that th~s-building Ss <br />proposed to be built on a separate parcel o~ land and therefore~ it could <br />be sold apart from the .existing busines~ <br /> <br />Councilman Cox indicated that he would like to see so~e exterior i~prove~ent <br />to the building and also to try and encourage the ~wners to u~rade the <br />appearance of their existing building~ if not now~ in the'future.. <br /> <br />Councilman Mickelson added that he feels- i~ the City i~ going to ha.ve a <br />set of standards to operate with that it should De consistent and t~eat <br />everyone the same! further, a wood frame bulld~ng ~s completely different <br />from the set of standards that were Jus.% se~ up to prohibi~ this type of <br />building~ <br /> <br />Councilman Rei~nann expressed concern that T~aybe the City is gettimg too <br />restrictive for a person such as this that just w~nts.toput up a building <br />for cold stor.age uses~ <br /> <br />BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT/MIDWESTERNI3NDERGROUND <br />January 8, 1980 Page <br /> <br /> <br />