Resolution - #05-08-281 - 08/23/2005

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-and- Thc south 30 feet of Lot 2, Block 4, Gateway North Industrial Park Plat 2. ("Subject Property") NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMS E Y, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: That thc Applicant appeared before the Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.05 of the Ramsey City Code on August 8, 2005, and that the public bearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated by reference. 2) rlhat the subject site is approximately 15 acres in size. 'lhat a commercial asphalt bituminous plant is not a permitted use in any district in the City of Ramsey. 4) That the City of Ramsey issued a conditional use permit to the Applicant for an asphalt production plant on July 12, 1988 that expired on January 31, 1995. ) ~l'hat the City of Ramsey issued another conditional use permit to the Applicant on l"cbruary 28, 1995 to continue operation of the asphalt production plant until March 1, 20O0. 6) 'hat the City of Ramsey renewed the Conditional Use Permit for the Applicant on March 28, 2000 to continue operation of the asphalt production plant until March 15, 2005. 7) 'l'hat on July 1 I, 2005, the City of Ramsey received an application to renew the (:onditional Use Permit to continue operation of the asphalt production plant. ]'hat the application to renew the Conditional Use Permit included a site plan that proposes to pave the plant operation and production area, the customer and employee parking area and the truck access and egress lanes (stockpile areas would not be paved); and install a security fence, earth berm and plantings along 141st Avenue N.W. v) ri'hat the Subject Property is zoned Business Warehouse and the surrounding parcels are zoned either E-2 Employment or E-1 Employment. Tlmt the Subject Property and surrounding parcels were zoned Industrial until 1990; and thc asphalt plant is compatible with the surrounding uses that developed in that area, prior to the City rezoning a portion of the Industrial zone to Business Warehouse and then to E- l and E-2 Employment. 11) That the asphalt plant will continue to require silos and conveyors totaling approximately 65 feet in height. 12) That the Applicant has stated that the plant will continue to process demolition concrete and asphalt into aggregate for re-use. RESOLUTION #05-08-281 Page 2 of 4