Resolution - #24-088 - 03/28/2024

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Commissioner Hunt introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #24-088 RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO IMPERVIOUS SURFACING REGULATIONS IN THE SCENIC RIVER PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT FOR COMPLETE AUTO SERVICE RAMSEY INC. RECITALS The City of Ramsey received a Land Use Application from Classic Construction, Inc. (the "Applicant") for a Site Plan and Conditional Use Permit related to a proposed new automotive repair shop on the property generally known as 5195 142nd Avenue NW and legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block 1, Rivers Bend Plaza 2nd Addition and Outlot G, River's Bend 3rd Addition, Anoka County, Minnesota (together, the "Subject Property") 2. Through the initial review of the plan set by City Staff, it was determined that a variance to the maximum allowed impervious surface coverage of the Subject Property would be necessary, since the Subject Property is within the Scenic River Protection Overlay District. That the Applicant appeared before the Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 106-220 (Variances) of the Ramsey City Code on March 28, 2024, and that said public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are available. 4. That the Subject Property is approximately 1.0 acres in size, which is relatively similar to other commercial properties to the north and south. That the Subject Property is zoned B-2 Community Business District. 6. That the parcels to the north, south, and west (across Highway 47) of the Subject Property are also zoned B-2 Community Business District, while the parcels to the east (across Xkimo Street) are zoned R-1A and to the southeast (south of 142nd Avenue and east of Xkimo Street) are zoned R-3 (High Density Residential). 7. That the Subject Property is guided as Commercial in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. That Motor Vehicle Repair is listed as a Conditional Use per City Code Section 106-521 (Principal Uses). 9. That the Subject Property is located within the Scenic River Protection Overlay District.