Resolution - #92-08-201A - 08/25/1992

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Councilmemberd Peterson introduced the following motion and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #92-08-201A A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT #0319 RELATING TO A REQUEST TO REZONE RIVER BLUFFS (AKA RUM RIVER BLUFF) FROM R- I RURAL RESIDENTIAL TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (P.U.D.) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) lO) 12) That Juniper Ridge Partnership, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", has properly applied for a rezoning of River Bluffs from R-1 Rural Residential to Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.). That the Applicant appeared before the Planning and Zoning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.03 of the City Code on December 5, 1989 and that said public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated by reference. That the property, which is proposed to be named River Bluffs, is legally described as follows: Government Lot 3, Section 19, Township 32, Range 24, Anoka County, Minnesota. That the subject property is 60 acres in size. That the subject property is currently zoned R-1 Rural Residential. That the subject property is surrounded by R-1 Rural Residential zoning. That Section 9.20.31 of the Ramsey City Code states that the intent of a Planned Unit Development is to preserve desirable land characteristics and open space and to protect sensitive environmental features such as steep slopes, poor soils and trees. That Section 9.20.31 of the Ramsey City Code states that a Planned Unit Development shall provide a minimum of twenty percent (20%) for private or public open space air recreational uses. That the subject plat contains property that the City is interested in accumulating for it's multi-use trail system. That the preliminary site plan for River Bluffs ( indicates that at least 20% of the land will be preserved for park and open space. That the preliminary site plan indicates a proposal to develop River Bluffs with 20 single family lots at least one acre in size and with an average density of one unit per 3 acres. That the City Council approved a revised preliminary plat for River Bluffs on August i3, 1991 that increased the number of single family lots to 25, with a minimum lot size of one acre and an average density of one unit per 2.4 acres.