Resolution - #05-10-358 - 10/25/2005

Home

Councilmember Elvig introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #05-10-358 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS, APPROVING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE A LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM PLACES TO WORK TO PLACES TO SHOP, AND AUTHORIZING CITY STAFF TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHEREAS, on August 31, 2005, the City of Ramsey received an application from Larry Smith (the "Property Owner") requesting an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to change the future land use designation from Places to Work to Places to Shop for the following legally described property: That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 32, Range 25, Anoka County, Minnesota described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at a point on the west line of said Section which point is 209 feet north of the southwest comer of said Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter as measured along said west line; thence proceeding east and parallel to the south line of said Section for a distance of 209 feet; thence proceeding north and parallel to the west line of said Section for a distance of 209 feet; thence proceeding west and parallel to the first course to the west line of said Section; thence proceeding south along the west line of said Section to the point of commencement. and That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 32, Range 25, Anoka County, Minnesota described as follows: Commencing at a point on the west line of said Section which point is 209 feet north of the southwest comer of said Northwest of Northwest Quarter as measured along said west line; thence proceeding east and parallel to the south line of said Section for a distance of 209 feet; thence proceeding south and parallel to the west line of said Section for a distance of 209 feet thence proceeding west and parallel to first course to the west line of said Section; thence proceeding north along the west line of said Section to the point of commencement. (The Subject Property) AND WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan approved in 2001 shows the Subject Property designated land use as Places to Work; and WHEREAS, the property owners are requesting that the Subject Property designated land use be changed to Places to Shop; and WHEREAS, the development occurring in the vicinity of the Subject Property consists of low and medium density residential, and Ramsey Town Center; and WHEREAS, development of the Subject Property with commercial versus industrial uses would compliment thc residential and town center uses currently being developed in the vicinity; and