Resolution - #02-10-255 - 10/03/2002

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Chairperson Nixt introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION/402-10-255 RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT #0633 RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO THE 20 FOOT LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENT ADJACENT TO PUBLIC ROADS AND THE 40 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER REQUIREMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL AREAS WHEREAS, Strong Built Townhomes, Inc. hereinafter referred to as "Applicant," has properly applied for a variance from Section 9.11.09 regarding landscape requirements adjacent to public roads and Section 9.11.20 (4) regarding landscape buffering requirements when a commercial development is adjacent to residential areas for development on the property generally located at the northwest comer of Dysprosium St. and County Highway 116 and legally described as follows: Lot 97, Block 1, and Outlot A, Mallard Ponds, 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 Board of Adjustment conducted a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.05 of the Ramsey City Code on October 3, 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. That the subject property is zoned Planned Unit Development (PUD) and under the development agreement for Mallard Ponds, the Subject Property is allowed to be developed for a commercial use consistent with permitted uses within the B-1 and B-2 Zoning Districts. 3. The proposed use, multi-tenant office building, is a permitted use in the B-1 and B-2 Zoning District. 4. The Subject Property is approximately 0.94 acres in size. 5. That properties to the north, east, and west are zoned PUD and consist of residential uses. The Subject Property is bordered on the south by County Highway 116. 6. That Section 9.11.09 (Performance Standards, Screening) requires a twenty (20) foot wide landscaped area adjacent to all public streets. 7. That Section 9.11.20 (4) (Non-Residential Performance Standards, Landscaping) requires a forty (40) foot landscape buffer between commercial uses and residential uses.