Resolution - #23-294 - 11/30/2023

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Commissioner Bauer introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #23-294 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF A VARIANCE TO ACCESSORY STRUCTURE SETBACKS AT 6070 143" LANE NW AND DECLARING TERMS OF SAME RECITALS 1. The City of Ramsey received an application from Nick Larson (the "Permittee") requesting a Variance to the minimum front yard accessory structure setback on the property generally known as 6070 143rd Lane NW and legally described as follows: Lot 6, Block 2, Cedar Hills, Anoka County, Minnesota (the "Subject Property") 2. That the Permittee appeared before the Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 106-220 (Variances) of the Ramsey City Code on November 30, 2023, and that said public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are available. 3. That the Subject Property is approximately 0.25 acres in size, which is similar to other residential properties in the immediate surrounding neighborhood. 4. That the Subject Property is zoned R-1A, Single -Family Residential District. 5. That the parcels to the southwest, west, north, and east of the Subject Property are also R-1A, Single -Family Residential District, and the parcel to the southeast of the Subject Property is zoned P, Parks and Open Space. 6. That the Subject Property is guided as Low Density Residential in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. 7. That City Code Section 106-450(C)(2) (Accessory Structures) specifies that accessory structures shall be no closer to the street than the edge of the principal structure. 8. That the Accessory Structure is located within the front yard and is closer to the front lot line than the principal structure. 9. That the Subject Property is located on the inside of a curve in the 143rd Lane NW right- of-way, creating a pie -shaped lot with a larger front yard and a smaller rear yard. 10. That due to the unique slope and drainage patterns of the Subject Property, an Accessory Structure would not be able to fit in the rear or side yards of the property. 11. That there is no flat area in the rear yard of the Subject Property that would be sufficient to place the Accessory Structure without impeding drainage.