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Commissioner introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br />RESOLUTION #22-029 <br />A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF A VARIANCE TO THE BUILD -TO <br />STANDARD IN THE COR DISTRICT AND DECLARING TERMS OF PERMIT <br />RECITALS <br />The City of Ramsey received an application from Northstar Marketplace LLC (the <br />"Permittee") requesting a Variance to the build -to standards in The COR Design <br />Framework, which is incorporated by reference in the Ramsey City Code, on the property <br />generally known as 7912 Sunwood Drive NW and legally described as follows: <br />Lot 2, Block 1 COR TWO NORTHSTAR <br />(the "Subject Property") <br />2. That the Permittee appeared before the Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant <br />to Section 117-53 (Variances) of the Ramsey City Code on January 27, 2022, and that said <br />public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are <br />available. <br />3. That the Subject Property is approximately 1.08 acres in size and is zoned COR-2. <br />4. That the Subject Property is guided as Mixed Use in the Comprehensive Plan. <br />5. That the Permittee is proposing the construction of a 7,200 square foot multi -tenant retail <br />building on the Subject Property. <br />6. That The COR Design Framework specifies that Sunwood Drive is a Destination Street. <br />7. That per The COR Design Framework, the proposed building shall be within fifteen (15) <br />feet of the Sunwood Drive public road right-of-way. <br />8. That no part of the proposed building meets the build -to standard. <br />9. That Sunwood Drive was realigned circa 2012-2013 as part of the Armstrong Boulevard <br />overpass project. <br />10. That while Sunwood Drive was realigned, the trunk sewer and trunk water lines, as well as <br />the drainage and utility easement encumbering the utility infrastructure, remained in place. <br />11. That the drainage and utility easement, as well as the utility infrastructure, prevent the <br />building from complying with the build -to standard. <br />12. lots would have more than the required 200 feet of frontage along 168th Avenue. <br />