Resolution - #19-042 - 02/26/2019

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Councilmember Heinrich introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #19-042 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF A HOME OCCUPATION PERMIT TO OPERATE COMMERCIAL HORSE FARM ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 17902 SAINT FRANCIS BLVE NW AND DECLARING TERMS OF PERMIT RECITALS 1. The City of Ramsey received an application from Dale and Tammy Wills (the "Permittee") requesting a home occupation permit (the "Permit") to operate a commercial horse farm (the "Home Occupation") on the property generally known as 17902 Saint Francis Blvd NW and legally described as follows: The northwest Quarter of the northeast Quarter together with the northeast Quarter of the northwest Quarter both in Section 2, Township 32, Range 25, Anoka County, Minnesota, except roads subject to easement of record. (the "Subject Property") 2. That the Permittee appeared before the Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 117-51 (Conditional Use Permits) of the Ramsey City Code on February 7, 2019, and that said public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are available. 3. That the Subject Property is approximately 137 acres in size, with about eighty (80) acres located in Ramsey and the remainder located in the city of Nowthen. 4. That the surrounding parcels in Ramsey range in size from about 0.84 acres to 2.62 acres. That the Subject Property is zoned R-1 Residential (Rural Developing), and the surrounding parcels to the east, west, and south are also zoned R-1 Residential (Rural Developing) and the land to the north, in Nowthen, appears to be zoned Rural Residential Agriculture. 6. That the Subject Property is guided as Rural Developing on the City's Future Land Use Map. 7. That the Permittee is currently under contract to purchase the Subject Property and that the current owner of the Subject Property has signed the application for the Permit. 8. That the Permittee has also applied for a Conditional Use Permit that would address the proposed indoor riding arenas, stables, and hay and equipment storage. 9. That the existing home and other buildings on the Subject Property are currently accessed by a driveway from Saint Francis Blvd (Highway 47).