Resolution - #17-02-034 - 02/02/2017

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Commissioner Van Scoy introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #17-02-034 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT #0978 RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO SHORELAND OVERLAY IMPERVIOUS REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE PLAT OF REGENCY COMMONS. WHEREAS, National Self Storage, LLC, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", properly applied to the City of Ramsey (the "City") for a variance to shoreland overlay impervious requirements of portions of the property legally described as follows: Outlot A, Regency Pond, Anoka County Minnesota Or upon platting and recording: LOT 1, REGENCY COMMONS, Anoka County, Minnesota (the "Subject Property") NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF RAMSEY PLANNING, as follows: 1) That the Applicant appeared before the Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 117-53 (Variances) of the Ramsey City Code on February 2, 2017, 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. 2) That the Subject Property is zoned E-1 Employment District and the Applicant has made proper application to the City to plat portions of the Subject Property into two (2) commercial lots. 3) That Section 117-225 Subd. (g)(4) b. 1. of the zoning ordinance states that the impervious surface may cover no more than 25% of the lot area when any portion of the lot is located in the shoreland overlay district. 4) That the proposed plat of Regency Commons, as proposed, show pavement and buildings cover 54.7% of Lot 1, but that the impervious area calculation within the shoreland overlay district is less than one percent (1%) of Lot 1. 5) That the E-1 Employment District allows a maximum lot (building) coverage of 45% and the proposed building coverage for Lot 1 is twenty-five percent (25%). 6) That the shoreland overlay boundary only partially covers Lot 1 and that the area within the shoreland overlay boundary is shown to be less than 1 % impervious.