Resolution - #94-03-053 - 03/17/1994

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Board Member Holland introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #94-03-053 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT g0357 RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO THE SIDE YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENTS IN THE B-3 HIGHWAY BUSINESS DISTRICT AND THE IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA REQUIREMENTS IN THE CRITICAL RIVER CORRIDOR WHEREAS, Lakeview Enterprises, Inc., hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", has properly applied for a Board of Adjustment variance from Section 9.21.07 (Critical River Overlay District Development Standards) and Section 9.21.23 (B-3 Highway Business District) of the Ramsey City Code to develop a property with 90% impervious surface area and zero side yard setback on the north side yard on the property legally described as follows: Lot 3, Block 3, RIVERSIDE WEST, Anoka County, Minnesota (the "Subject Property") NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 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 March 17, 1994 and that said public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated as a part of these findings by reference. That the subject property is zoned B-3 Highway Business and is approximately 1.1 acres in size. 3. That the subject property is located in the Critical River Overlay District. That the property to the north and east is zoned B-3 Highway Business, the property to the south is zoned R-1 Urban Residential, and the property to the west is zoned R-1 Urban Residential and Park. That Section 9.21.23 (B-3 Highway Business District) of the Ramsey City Code requires a 10 foot side yard setback. o That the Applicant is proposing to develop self-service storage facilities on the subject property with a zero side yard setback along the north property line in order to achieve consistency in spacing with the self-service storage facilities currently existing on Lots 1 and 2, Block 3, Riverside West. That in 1987, the City of Ramsey granted a variance to the rear yard setback for the self- service storage facilities on Lot 1, Block 3, Riverside West to be developed with a 5 foot rear yard setback to achieve spacing consistency with the facilities then existing on Lot 2. That Section 9.21.07 (Critical River Overlay District Development Standards) of the Ramsey City Code restricts the impervious surface area to 30% of the lot in order to maintain the water quality and prevent pollution of the Mississippi River and preserve the natural aesthetic value of the corridor.