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Councilmember Kuzma introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #19-096 A RESOLUTION APPROVING CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTION PLAN FOR 15415 ST. FRANCIS BLVD NW COMMONLY KNOWN AS KEN'S REPAIR AND SALES: WHEREAS, Ken's Repair and Sales, Inc. (the "Business") is operating on the property generally known as 15415 St. Francis Blvd NW and legally described as follows: UNPLATTED CITY OF RAMSEY THAT PART OF THE SW1/4 OF SEC 24-32-25 IN ANOKA CNTY, MN DESC ASFOL-BEG AT THE SE CORNER OF SAID SW1/4 OF NW1/4-TH N 0 DEG 18 MIN 42 SEC E ON THE E LINE OF SAID SW1/4 OF NW1/4 A DIST OF 1491.56 FT-TH S 83 DEG 00 MIN 01 SEC W A DIST OF 991.96 FT TO THE CENTER LINE OF STATE TRK HWY NO 47 AS IT IS NOW LAID OUT & TRAVELLED-TH S 21 DEG 59 MIN 59 SEC E ALONG SAID CENTER LINE A DIST OF 1603.56 FT TO THE S LINE OF SAID SW1/4 OF NW1/4-TH E ON SAID S LINE A DIST OF 386.52 FT TO THE POINT OF BEG(SUBJ TO EASEFOR ROAD PURP OVER THE WLY 33 FT & THE S 33 FT OF THE ABOVE DE SCTRACT) ("Subject Property"); and WHEREAS, the Subject Property has a split zoning with the northern two-thirds (approximately) being zoned R-2 Residential (Medium Density) and the southern one-third (approximately) zoned B-1 Business District; and WHEREAS, the Subject Property is approximately 20.95 acres in size; and WHEREAS, the Business, commonly known as Ken's Repair and Sales, has been in operation prior to the City's incorporation and formal adoption of zoning authority; and WHEREAS, the City acknowledges that certain lawful non -conforming rights related to motor vehicle repair and sales are applicable; however, the `footprint' of the lawful non- conforming use appears to have expanded based on historic aerials; and WHEREAS, there are documented City Code violations dating back to the 1990s, with notices of violation regarding multiple issues, including motor vehicle sales, inoperable vehicles, debris, expansion of a lawful non -conforming use, and temporary signs, being sent out in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018; and WHEREAS, the City has a library of photos from past violations and historical aerial photos that demonstrate there have been past clean-up efforts; and WHEREAS, City Staff received a letter from an attorney representing the property about the Subject Property on October 1, 2009 in response to a September 21, 2009 Notice of Violation