Resolution - #00-12-318 - 12/05/2000

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• • Board Member Kociscak introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #00 -12 -318 RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT #0542 RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO THE 20 FOOT GREEN SPACE REQUIREMENT ADJACENT TO PUBLIC ROADS WHEREAS, RF Development Inc. and Lyndale Terminal Company, hereinafter referred to as "Applicants," have properly applied for a variance from Section 9.11.09 regarding green space requirements adjacent to public roads for the proposed development on the property generally located at the intersection of Xkimo Street N.W. and T.H. #47 and legally described as follows: Outlot C, River's Bend 3r Addition, Anoka County, Minnesota. 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 Board of Adjustment conducted 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 is zoned B -1 Business and is approximately 1.4 acres in size. 3. That the Subject Property is surrounded by B -1 Business, Multiple Residential, R -3 Urban Residential and R -1 Single Family Residential zoning. 4. That section 9.11.09 (Performance Standards, Screening) requires a twenty (20) foot wide landscaped area adjacent to all public streets. 5. That in 1985, the City of Ramsey granted a 25% variance to lot sizes and setbacks in River's Bend in lieu of land dedicated by the developer for the Rum River Bridge corridor and T.H. #47 right -of -way. 6. That the 20 foot green space requirement adjacent to all public roads established in Section 9.11.09 is basically a parking lot setback and in accordance with the 1985 variance, is reduced to a 15 foot requirement. 7. That the additional right -of -way dedicated in the 1980's by RF Development, Inc. to Mn/DOT for future improvements to T.H. #47 widened beyond the minimum required in the vicinity of Xkimo Street N.W. and T.H. #47.