Resolution - #01-09-319 - 09/10/2001

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• 1. 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 September 4, 2001, and that said public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated a part of these findings by reference. 2. That the Subject Property is zoned R -1 Rural Residential and is approximately 10 acres in size. 3. That the Subject Property is surrounded by R -1 Rural Residential zoning. 4. That Section 9.11.01 of the Ramsey City Code states that no lot shall contain any building used as a dwelling unless it has the minimum lot width; Section 9.20.11 states that the minimum lot width in the Rural Residential District is 200 feet; Section 9.02 defines lot width as the width measured at the property line abutting the street and in no case shall street frontages in the Rural area be less than 200 feet. 5. That the Applicants are proposing to construct a residential dwelling on the Subject Property this year. 6. That the Subject Property abuts County Road #63 in two separate locations; one measures 70 feet and the other is 150 feet for a total of 220 feet of non - contiguous frontage. 7. That the literal interpretation of City Code Section 9.11.01 would prohibit the development of a single family dwelling on the Subject Property and therein deprive the Applicants of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district, resulting in an undue hardship. 8. That the City has previously granted similar variances. 9. That the Board of Adjustment approved this same variance for the Subject Property on July 7, 1998, but the variance was not initiated within the one year time frame and it expired. The Board of Adjustment reissued the same variance to the Subject Property on April 4, 2000 and that variance again expired on April 4, 2001 because it was not utilized within one year. 10. That the Applicant recently purchased the property and is prepared to commence construction on the property this year. 11. That the variance requested is the minimum variance, which would alleviate the hardship. 12. That the deficiency in lot width or street frontage does not result from the actions of the Applicant. 13. That if granted, the variance will not permit a use that is prohibited in the R -1 Rural Residential District. RESOLUTION #01 -09 -319 Page 2 of 4