Resolution - #24-115 - 04/25/2024

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Commissioner Bauer introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #24-115 RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO HEIGHT REGULATIONS IN THE COR ZONING DISTRICT FOR NORHART RAMSEY RECITALS 1. WHEREAS, The City of Ramsey received an application from Norhart (the "Applicant") requesting a Variance to the maximum height regulations on the property legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block 7, Waterfront Village, Anoka County, Minnesota (the “Subject Property”) 2. WHEREAS, the Applicant appeared before the Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 106-220 (Variances) of the Ramsey City Code on April 25, 2024, 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 3.88 acres in size, which is similar to other commercial properties in the immediate surrounding neighborhood. 4. That the Subject Property is zoned COR-4c, Neighborhood Subdistrict, which is part of the overall COR zoning district. 5. That the parcels surrounding the Subject Property in all directions are also zoned as subdistricts of the COR zoning district. 6. That the Subject Property is guided as Mixed-Use in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. 7. That City Code Section 106-630 (Bulk Standards) adopts all bulk standards within the COR district as specified in the COR development framework, which is incorporated into Chapter 106 of City Code by reference. 8. That the COR development framework specifies that the maximum allowable height in the COR-4 subdistrict is 4 stories. 9. That the Applicant is proposing to construct a 5-story mixed-use building, plus an additional story of sunken parking that extends mostly below-grade. 10. That the Applicant’s proposed sunken parking story only reaches up to 5 feet above-grade, which does not meet the City Code definition of a story, and thus does not count towards the proposed height of the building.