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CITY OF RAMSEY LAND USE APPLICATION <br />TECHNICAL REVIEW FILE <br />DATE <br />PROJECT. TITLE <br />ESCROW # <br />DEPARTMENT: <br />TECHNICAL REVIEWER: <br />AUGUST 26, 2019 <br />PROJECT ADDRESS <br />DAN SADLER LOCATION VARIANCE <br />117081 <br />16158 NownHJEN BLVD <br />Community Development Planning Division (Zoning Code) <br />Name: Elliot Mohler <br />Phone: 763-576-4314 <br />Email: emohler@cityoframsey.com <br />The following comments are offered regarding the request for a location variance for an accessory structure <br />(detached garage) submitted to the City of Ramsey by Dan Sadler: <br />General: The applicant is proposing to construct a twenty foot by twenty-four foot (20'x24') detached <br />accessory structure (garage) in the front yard of their property. The detached garage would be in front of the <br />dwelling and located closer to the road in which the property gains access to. <br />The Property is impacted by a drainage pond on the southwest half and the location of the well and septic <br />systems, and the drainage field, would cause a practical difficulty whereby the property owner could not <br />construct a detached garage in the rear yard (see Exhibits A and B). Per City Code, the property is allowed <br />up to 2,400 square feet of accessory structures. The applicant is only proposing a 480 square foot accessory <br />structure. <br />City Code does not permit detached accessory structures in the front yard on properties that are less than two <br />acres in size without a variance. <br />The Applicant states that there will be adequate tree cover to mask the presence of the garage from <br />neighboring properties and the street. <br />Zoning: The Subject Property is zoned R-1 Residential (Rural Developing). All surrounding properties are <br />zoned the same. A number of nearby properties have detached accessory buildings. <br />R-1 Residential (Rural Developing) Accessory Structure Setback Standards <br />Standard <br />Minimum Front Yard Setback <br />Minimum Rear Yard Setback <br />Minimum Side Yard Setback <br />Minimum Side Yard (Corner) <br />Setback <br />Required <br />40 Feet <br />5 Feet <br />10 Feet <br />40 Feet <br />Floodplains: There are no floodplains identified on the Subject Property. <br />Proposed <br />70 Feet (approximate) <br />100+ Feet (approximate) <br />15 Feet (approximate) <br />N/A <br />Wetlands: There are wetlands identified on the southeast half of the property (see Exhibit A). These <br />wetlands are also where the property's drainage field is located. These wetlands make it difficult for the <br />applicant to construct a detached garage in the side or rear yard. Therefore, the applicant has requested a <br />