Resolution - #02-05-104 - 05/02/2002

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Board Member Kociscak introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #02-05-104 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT #0608 RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE FROM FRONT YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENTS IN THE R-3 URBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT WHEREAS, Eighty-Seven LLC, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", has properly applied for a Board of Adjustment variance to the front yard setback requirement established in Section 9.20.14 (R-3 Urban Residential District) of the Ramsey City Code on the property generally located west of St. Francis Blvd. N.W. and south of Alpine Drive, and legally described as follows: Outlot A, Brandseth Addition, Anoka County, Minnesota (the "Subject Property") NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: That the Applicant appeared before the Board of Adjustment for a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.05 of the Ramsey City Code on May 2, 2002, 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 R-3 Urban Residential and the Applicant has made proper application to the City to develop the Subject Property with 42 townhome units. 3. That Section 9.20.14 of the City Code requires a front yard structure setback of thirty-five (35) feet from the right-of-way of public roads. 4. That the Applicant is requesting to reduce the front yard setback by 10-feet so as to have the structures closer than 25 feet from edge of the public street right-of-way. That on March 26, 2002, the City adopted a street policy for multiple family residential developments that requires at least one main public street through the subdivision and the use of private streets or driveway collectors to connect the dwelling units with the public street(s) and reduce the number of driveways on public streets. 6. That the new street policy for multiple family developments establishes a structure setback of twenty-five feet (25) from the back of curb of private streets. That it will be extremely difficult for parcels guided for medium and high density residential development in the 2001 Comprehensive Plan to achieve the densities prescribed in the Comprehensive Plan if the front yard structure setback from public roads is not adjusted. 8. That the City of Ramsey is currently considering amendments to Chapter 9, the Zoning and Subdivision Code.