Resolution - #21-296 - 10/28/2021

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Commissioner Peters introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #21-296 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF A VARIANCE TO THE FRONT YARD SETBACK FOR THE TWELVE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS IN LYNWOOD ADDITION AND DECLARING TERMS OF PERMIT RECITALS 1. The City of Ramsey received an application from US Home Corporation dba Lennar (the "Permittee") requesting a Variance to the minimum front yard setback length prescribed in Section 117-111 (R-1 Residential District) Subdivision (d) of the Ramsey City Code on portions of the property legally described as: THE SE1/4 OF SE1/4 OF SEC 20 TWP 32 RGE 25, EX E 466 FT OF N 466 FT THEREOF, EX RD, SUBJ TO EASE OF REC, Anoka County, Minnesota Or upon platting and recording: Lots 1-12 (inclusive), Block 1 Lynwood Addition (the "Subject Property"); and 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 28, 2021, and that said public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are available. 3. That the Subject Property is zoned R-1 Residential (MUSA) — 80. 4. That the minimum front yard setback in the R-1 Residential (MUSA) — 80 District is thirty (30) feet. 5. That other portions of the Subject Property (not subject to this variance request) are zoned R-2 Residential (Medium Density), which requires a minimum front yard setback of twenty-five (25) feet. 6. That the surrounding residential parcels to the west and north of the Subject Property range in size from about 0.99 acres to about 7.4 acres and are zoned R-1 Residential (Rural Developing). 7. That based on the different zoning designations, density transitioning is required along the north and west boundaries of the Subject Property and, per the direction of the City, an outlot is proposed to create greater separation between the Subject Property lots and existing homes.