Resolution - #02-12-311 - 12/10/2002

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of said U.S. Trunk Highway No. 10 a distance of 485.00 feet to the actual point of beginning of the tract to be herein described; thence continuing along the northerly right-of-way of said highway a distance of 140 feet; thence northerly to a point on said southerly right-of-way line of said Burlington Northern Railroad distant 691.80 feet southeasterly from the west line of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter as measured along the southerly right-of-way of the Burlington Northern Railroad; thence northwesterly along said southerly right-of-way line of said Burlington Northern Railroad a distance of 140 feet; thence southwesterly to the point of beginning. (the "Subject Property") NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1) That the Applicant appeared before the Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.04 of the Ramsey City Code on December 5, 2002, and that the public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated by reference. 2) That the Subject Property is approximately 2.7 acres in size and is zoned B-3 Highway Business; the surrounding parcels are zoned B-3 Highway Business and Business Warehouse. 3) That Section 9.20.23 (B-3 Highway Business) of the Ramsey City Code states that motor vehicle sales is a permitted use and all vehicle display areas, as well as customer/employee parking areas, must be surfaced with bituminous or concrete and the perimeter of said pavement must be finished with B6/12 concrete curbing. 4) That Section 9.11.23 (Off-Street Parking Spaces Required) states that one (1) off-street parking space is required for every ten (10) vehicles displayed for sale. s) That Section 9.11.09 (Screening) states that all business uses shall provide a landscaped area along all streets that is at least 20 feet in depth. 6) That on November 8, 2002, the Applicant submitted a request for an Interim Use Permit to establish a motor vehicle sales business on the Subject Property in the absence of the required pavement due to weather conditions not being conducive to installing the requirement improvements. 7) That the Applicant has submitted a Grading, Drainage & Erosion Control Plan prepared by John Oliver and Associates, Inc., dated October 3, 2002, revision dated November 5, 2002, that contains a 2-phase plan to pave the customer/employee and vehicle display areas by December, 2003; with both phases completed by December 31, 2003. 8) That the Grading, Drainage & Erosion Control Plan prepared by John Oliver and Associates, Inc., dated October 3, 2002, revised November 5, 2002, identifies compliance with the following district performance standards: a) 20 foot wide landscaped area adjacent to the public road (Hwy. #10); b) paved customer, employee and vehicle display area; c) providing off-street parking in excess of City Code requirements (26 customer/employee spaces for 140 display spaces). 9) That the proposed use will conform to the performance standards of the B-3 Highway Business District upon completion of the site improvements identified in the Grading, Drainage & Erosion Control Plan dated October 3, 2002, revised November 5, 2002. RESOLUTION #02-12-311 Page 2 of 4