Agenda - Planning Commission - 08/02/2018

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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #18-160 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF A HOME OCCUPATION PERMIT TO OPERATE AN AUTOMOBILE DETAILING BUSINESS ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7950 149TH LANE NW AND DECLARING TERMS OF PERMIT WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey received an application from Troy and Linda Neiss requesting a home occupation permit to operate an automobile detailing business on the property generally known as 7950 149th Lane NW and legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block 1, Greenland Hill Anoka County, Minnesota (the "Subject Property") NOW t tttacht ORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THIS CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA that the findings of fact relating to the request are determined to be as follows: 1. That on July 13, 2018 Troy and Linda Neiss, herein referred to as the "Applicant", submitted an application for a Home Occupation Permit to detail automobiles in a detached at., ssuiy structure (the "Home Occupation") on the Subject Property. 2. That the Applicant appeared before the Ramsey Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 117-51 of the City Code on August 2, 2018, and that said public hearing was properly advertised. 3. That the Subject Property is zoned R-1 Residential (Rural Developing), and the surrounding parcels are zoned R-1 Residential (Rural Developing) on the north and east, and zoned COR on the south. Property to the west across Armstrong Boulevard is zoned R-3 High Density Residential. 4. That the Subject Property is approximately 1.01 acres and is surrounded by lots of similar sizes to the north and west, and abuts City -owned vacant land for stormwater management to the south. 5. That the Subject Property is guided for low density residential on the City's Future Land Use Map. 6. That the Applicant owns and occupies the dwelling unit on the site of the Home Occupation. 7. That the Subject Property includes an 840 square foot home, a 480 square foot attached garage, and a 900 square foot accessory (detached) garage. 8. That there is currently exterior evidence of the existence of the Home Occupation on the Subject Property including the parking of vehicles as well as a path off Armstrong Boulevard to the detached accessory building (detached garage) across the City -owned property which was used primarily for the maneuvering vehicles. 9. That the Home Occupation is proposed to be entirely contained within a proposed detached accessory building located on the Subject Property.