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PROPOSED FINDINCS OF FACT MS, VIR. GINIA BUTTBB.FIZLD I. That Ms. Virginia Butterfield, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", has properly applied for a Board of Adjustment Variance from Section 170.015C of the City Code regarding accessory structures and Sections I?0.O15F and I?0.016A of the City Code regarding setback from thoroughfares. 2. That the Appllcant appeared before the Board of Adjustment for a public hearing pursuant to Section 170.013G of the Ramsey City Code on October 27, 1988 and that said public hearing was properly advertised and the minutes of said publlc bearing are hereby incorporated aa part of these findings by reference. 3. That the subject property is generally known as 16120 Novthen Blvd. N.W. and is legally described as follows: The east 128.0 feet as measured along the north and south lines of the north 394.7 feet as measured on the east and west lines of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 15, To~nshlp Range 25, Anoka County, Minnesota. 4. That the subject property is located in the R-iR Rural Residential District and is approximately .5 acres in size. 5. That Sections 170.01~F and 170.016A of the City Code require a minimum setback of 110 feet from the centerline of thoroughfares. 6. That Section 170.015G of the City Code which prohibits the placement of accessory structnres nearer the front lot line that the principal 7. That the Applicant had an accessory struoture on the subject property located approximately 106 feet from the centerline of Nowthen Blvd. N.W. and 9 feet nearer the front property line than the principal 8. That the Applicant's accessory structure was constructed prior to the adoption of the 100 foot setback from thoroughfares and the adoption of that code prohibiting placement of accessory structures nearer the front property line than the principal structure. 9. That more than 50% of the Applicant's accessory structure was destroyed by fire in 1988. 10. That Section 170.015H of the City Code requires all nonconforming uses that are more than 50% destroyed to conform to the current City Code. 11. That the Applicant is proposing to construct the accessory structure on the site of the original structure. 12. That the Applicant is requesting a variance of approximately 4 feet from the required setback from the centerline of Nowthen Blvd. N.W. and a variance to reconstruct the structure approximately 9 feet nearer the front property line than the principal structure. 7