Resolution - #04-04-086 - 04/01/2004

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Board Member Johnson introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #04-04-086 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF A VARIANCE AND DECLARING TERMS OF SAME WHEREAS, Jerry Bouta ("Permittee") properly applied for a Variance from minimum lot width requirements in order for a principal dwelling to be constructed on the property legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block 3, klemish and Flores Addition, Anoka County, Minnesota ("Subject Property") WHEREAS, the Board of Adjustment met on April 1, 2004, conducted the public hearing and adopted findings of fact. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1. Based on Findings of Fact #0669, a variance from minimum lot width requirements is hereby granted in order to allow the applicant the opportunity to sell to a buyer that desires to construct a principal dwelling on the Subject Property. 2. The Subject Property will be 12 feet deficient of the 200-foot lot width requirement established in City Code. 3. The Subject Property is eligible for a building permit for one dwelling unit and related accessory structures in accordance with City Code. 4. The Permittee shall determine the 100 year Flood Plain Elevation prior to issuance of a Building Permit for the principal structure. The lowest floor elevation for the principal dwelling must be 2 feet above the 100 year Flood Elevation. 5. This variance shall automatically expire if it is not initiated by April 1, 2005, and application for building permit shall constitute initiation. The Permittee may petition for an extension of time in which to complete the variance. Such extension shall be requested in writing and filed with the City at least 30 days before the expiration of the original variance. 6. The Permittee shall obtain all necessary permits prior to commencing any construction. The Permittee shall make a reasonable effort to locate the residential structure and any accessory buildings constructed on the Subject Property so as not to interfere with the orderly resubdivision of the Subject Property at some point in the future, and by accepting this Permit acknowledges that not doing so may adversely impact the ability of the Subject property to be subdivided in the future.