Resolution - #20-222 - 10/13/2020

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Commissioner Anderson introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #20-222 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF A VARIANCE TO MINIMUM LOT SIZE AND WIDTH IN THE R-1 RESIDENTIAL (RURAL DEVELOPING) DISTRICT AND DECLARING TERMS OF PERMIT RECITALS 1. The City of Ramsey received an application from Jack and Sandra kuhn (the "Permittee") requesting a Variance to Section 117-111 (R-1 Residential District) of the Ramsey City Code with regard to the minimum lot size and width requirements on the property generally known as 4944 178th Lane NW and legally described as follows: That part of government lot 1 Section 1 Township 32 Range 25 described as follows: commencing at intersection of east line of NE % of NE i/a of said Section and centerline of CSAH No. 7, also known as 179th Lane NW, thence south 82 degrees 39 minutes 54 seconds west along said centerline 600 feet, thence south parallel with said line 435.6 feet, thence south 82 degrees 39 minutes 54 seconds west 600 feet, thence south parallel with said east line 287.66 feet to point of beginning, thence south 85 degrees east 199.12 feet, thence south parallel with said east line 326.73 feet, thence north 79 degrees 55 minutes 48 seconds west 234.99 feet, thence north parallel with said east line 272.76 feet, thence north 47 degrees 30 minutes east 44.77 feet to point of beginning, except road, subject to easement of record. (the "Subject Property") 2. That the Permittee appeared before the Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 117-53 (Variances) of the Ramsey City Code on October 1, 2020, 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 1.7 acres in size and is zoned R-1 Residential (Rural Developing). 4. That the Subject Property is approximately 232 feet wide along 178th Lane NW. 5. That the surrounding parcels range in size from about 0.93 acres to about 3.13 acres and are also zoned R-1 Residential (Rural Developing). 6. That the Subject Property is guided as Rural Developing on the City's Future Land Use Map as are all of the surrounding parcels. 7. That an existing accessory building belonging to the parcel west of the Subject Property was errantly constructed on the Subject Property.