Resolution - #06-03-072 - 03/02/2006

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Board Member Johnson introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #06-03-072 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT #0754 RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE FROM MAXIMUM CUL-DE-SAC LENGTH RESTRICTION FOR 177TM AVENUE FOR SHADE TREE CREEK WHEREAS, Shade Tree Construction, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", has properly applied for a Board of Adjustment variance to the cul-de-sac length of 600 feet established in Section 9.50.30, Subd. 3 (g) of the Ramsey City Code on the property generally located on the southwest comer of Erkium Street and 177th Avenue and legally described as follows: The Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 1, Township 32, Range 25, Anoka County, Minnesota. Subject to an easement for road purposes over the west 66.00 feet of the east 250.81 feet thereof. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: That the Applicant appeared before the Board of Adjustment for a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.05 of the Ramsey City Code on February 2, 2006, and that said public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated as a part of these findings by reference. 2. That the applicant's request was continued until the March 3, 2006 Board of Adjustment meeting when action could be taken on the coinciding preliminary plat. That the Subject Property is zoned R-l: Residential Rural Developing and the Applicant has made proper application to the City to plat the Subject Property into 15 new single family lots and 1 existing single family homestead. 4. That Section 9.50.30, Subd. 3(g) of City Code limits the length of a cul-de-sac to 600 feet. 5. That Section 9.50.30, Subd. 2(b) of City Code requires new subdivisions to make pro;~isions for the continuation of existing streets into adjoining areas. 6. That whenever possible the City desires subdivisions to provide at least two (2) access points. That the subject property cannot meet City requirements without exceeding the 600-foot cul- de-sac length due to multiple wetlands and the existence of Trott Brook and Rum River in the vicinity that limit access opportunities. That the City is requiring that 177th Avenue be constructed to rural standards, with a temporary cul-de-sac to the western limits of the property to facilitate a future road connection.