Agenda - Planning Commission - 08/03/2017

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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #17-08-198 A RESOLUTION IDENTIFYING FINDINGS, APPROVING A COMPRHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT, CONTINGENT UPON METROPOLITAN COUNCIL APPROVAL, TO CHANGE A LAND USE DESIGNATION ON THE PROPOSED PLAT OF LAVERN ESTATES AND SUROUNDING AREA GENERALLY WEST OF NOWTHEN BLVD AND NORTH OF 175th AVE NW FROM LOW DENDISTY RESIDENTIAL TO RURAL DEVELOPING, AND AUTHORIZING CITY STAFF TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHEREAS, John Peterson, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", properly applied to the City of Ramsey (the "City") requesting an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to change the future land use designation from Low Density Residential to Rural Developing for the following legally described property: The Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 03, Township 32, Range 25, Anoka County, Minnesota, except the west 637 feet of the south 217. 8 feet thereof, also except north 300 feet of the south 517. 8 feet of the west 237 feet thereof, (as measured along west and south lines thereof), except road, subject to easement record. (The Subject Property) AND WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan approved in 2010 shows the Subject Property designated land use as Low Density Residential; and WHEREAS, the Applicant is requesting that the designated land use of the Subject Property be changed to Rural Developing; and WHEREAS, the Ramsey Planning Commission met on August 3, 2017, conducted a public hearing, and recommended that the Ramsey City Council approve/deny the Applicant's request for an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1) That the Ramsey City Council hereby approves the request for a land use designation change of the Subject Property from Low Density Residential to Rural Developing. 2) That the Ramsey City Council hereby approves staff recommendation to reguide not only the subject area, but the surrounding area generally located west of Nowthen Blvd and North of 175th Ave NW from Low Density Residential to Rural Developing. 3) That the Ramsey City Council hereby authorizes City Staff to submit the necessary documentation to Metropolitan Council for an amendment to the 2010 Comprehensive Plan to change the land use designation to Rural Developing.