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CC Regular Session 7. 5. <br /> Meeting Date: 01/24/2017 <br /> By: Tim Gladhill, Community Development <br /> Information <br /> Title: <br /> Introduce Ordinance to Amend Board of Appeals and Adjustment/Official Map <br /> Purpose/Background: <br /> The City of Ramsey, along with the City of Anoka,Anoka County, and the Minnesota Department of <br /> Transportation recently accepted the Highway 10 Access Planning Study,which is now the comprehensive <br /> vision/plan for Highway 10 future improvements. This is the third version of said vision over the past several <br /> decades. In the 1990s,the Interregional Corridor Study was completed and included several planned improvements <br /> along Highway 10. That vision was amended in the mid 2000s through the completion of the Highway 10 Access <br /> Management Plan. That plan proved to be challenging to implement, and in response,the current Highway 10 <br /> Access Planning Study was completed. Due to the change in vision, Staff has been preparing for an update to the <br /> City's Official Map,which places certain land use controls over properties and portions of properties ultimately <br /> needed for public purposes, such as frontage roads, interchanges, and other improvements. <br /> As part of that review,the City Attorney has recommended that the City's ordinance establishing a separate Board <br /> of Adjustment and Appeals for the Official Map Area be amended to consolidate into the Planning Commission's <br /> normal role as Board of Adjustment and Appeals. Both are powers granted under the State's Planning Enabling <br /> Law. It is the City Attorney's Legal Opinion that the Statute does not provide guidance to create two separate Board <br /> of Adjustment and Appeals. In response,the proposed ordinance is attached. This will be the first in a series of <br /> amendments related to the Official Map. <br /> Notification: <br /> The Public Hearing for the proposed ordinance was properly published in the City's Official Newsletter. <br /> Observations/Alternatives: <br /> The Planning Commission held a public hearing on this hearing at their January 5, 2017 meeting. There were no <br /> written or verbal comments received. <br /> Funding Source: <br /> This case is being handled as part of normal Staff duties. <br /> Recommendation: <br /> The Planning Commission recommends approval of Ordinance 417-03. <br /> Action: <br /> Motion to introduce Ordinance 417-03. <br /> Attachments <br /> Draft Ordinance 417-03 <br /> DRAFT Planning Commission Minutes dated January 5, 2017 <br />