Resolution - #24-040 - 01/25/2024

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Commissioner Hunt introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #24-040 RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO IMPERVIOUS SURFACING REGULATIONS IN THE RUM RIVER WILD AND SCENIC OVERLAY DISTRICT FOR LIGHTBRIDGE ACADEMY RECITALS WHEREAS, The City of Ramsey received an application from Otto Associates, Engineers & Land Surveyors (the "Applicant") requesting a Variance to the maximum impervious surfacing regulations on the property legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block 1, Lightbridge Academy, Anoka County, Minnesota (the “Subject Property”) WHEREAS, the Applicant appeared before the Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 106-220 (Variances) of the Ramsey City Code on January 25, 2024, and that said public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are available. 1. That the Subject Property is approximately 2.12 acres in size, which is similar to other commercial properties in the immediate surrounding neighborhood. 2. That the Subject Property is zoned B-2, Community Business District. 3. That the parcels to the north and south of the Subject Property are also zoned B-2, Community Business District. 4. That the Subject Property is guided as Commercial in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. 5. That a significant portion of the Subject Property is located within the Rum River Wild and Scenic Overlay District. 6. That City Code Section 106-950 (Scenic River Protection Overlay District) specifies that the maximum total area of all impervious surfaces on each lot within the Rum River Wild and Scenic Overlay District shall not exceed 30 percent. 7. That impervious surface includes all structures, surfaced roads, parking lots, and other impervious areas. 8. That the Applicant is proposing impervious surfacing on 52 percent of the lot as a whole. 9. That the Applicant is proposing impervious surfacing on 58 percent of the portion of the lot that falls within the Rum River Wild and Scenic Overlay District.