Resolution - #00-12-320 - 12/05/2000

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• Board Member Kociscak introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #00 -12 -320 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT #0543 RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO THE FOUR (4) UNITS IN FORTY (40) ACRES DENSITY RESTRICITON WHEREAS, Derek Nordvik, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant ", has properly applied for a Board of Adjustment variance from Section 9.20.11 of the Ramsey City Code to the 4 units in 40 acres density restriction in the Rural Transition Area. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1. That the Applicants appeared before the Board of Adjustment for a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.05 of the Ramsey City Code on December 5, 2000, and that said public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated as a part of these findings by reference. 2. That the Subject Property and surrounding parcels are zoned R -1 Rural Residential. 3. That effective January 1, 1990, the City of Ramsey, as part of an expansion to the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA), committed to a 4 units in 40 acre development standard outside the MUSA, and amended minimum lots sizes to a range from 2.5 to 10 acres. Property south of Trott Brook was established as the Rural Transition Area with a minimum lot size of 2.5 acres. 4. That the Subject Property is in the Rural Transition Area and is 5.4 acres in size 5. That the Applicant has submitted a request for a variance to the 4 units in 40 acres density restriction in order to convey 2.5 acres of the Subject Property to his mother. 6. That the Applicant's mother is confined to a wheelchair and desires to build a wheelchair accessible retirement home that is close to her son for care and assistance purposes. 7. That the average size of the adjacent residential lots to the north is .9 acres; 2.3 acres to the west and south; and the Subject Property is bounded by Armstrong Blvd. on the east. 8. That no similar variances have been granted since affirmation of 4 in 40 in 1990. 9. That the 12/21/99 draft comprehensive plan, currently under review at Metropolitan Council, proposes to reduce the density restriction from 4 units in 40 acres (1 unit per 10 acres on a pro -rata basis) to 1 unit in 2.5 acres in the Rural Transition Area 12. That if granted, the variance will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent properties. 13. That if granted, the variance will not unreasonably increase the traffic congestion in the public street. 14. That if granted, the variance will not permit a use that is prohibited in the R -1 Rural Residential District. 15. That if granted, the variance will not increase the danger of fire or endanger the public safety. 16. That if granted, the variance will not unreasonably diminish established property values within the neighborhood.