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

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10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. That .the Subject Property is not visible from the Mississippi River and the Applicant has propOsed a drainage plan that provides for a detention volume consisting of a water retention/sedimentation system that will limit the surface water discharged from the Subject Property into the existing storm water system to 1.7 cfs; the Applicant has stated that he will further restrict the surface water discharged from the Subject Property into the existing storm water system to that which would normally be expected if the property was developed with 30% impervious surface area. That in 1986, the City of Ramsey granted a variance to the impervious surface area requirement for Lot 2, Block 3, Riverside West to be developed with self-service storage facilities at an impervious surface area coverage of 85%. That although City records reflect there was verbal approval by the Department of Natural Resources for the variance granted in 1986 to Lot 2, Block 3, Riverside West, there is no written documentation of such approval. That the Applicants request for a variance to the impervious surface area has been forwarded to the Department of Natural Resources, the Environmental Quality Board, and the Metropolitan Council for review and comment. That there are unique circumstances applying to the subject property that do not generally apply to other properties in the district. Namely: a) the subject property is in the Critical Overlay District and lot development is restricted to 30% of the lot area; b) Lots 1 and 2 were allowed to be developed beyond the 30% impervious surface area limit and with no side yard setbacks; c) the development of the subject property is an expansion of the development that has occurred on Lots 1 and 2; d) City Code requires that all off-street parking, driveways and maneuvering areas be paved and curbed in the Business district. That the proposed coverage of the lot by buildings is approximately 30%, which is in accordance with the regulations for the B-3 Highway Business District. That the special conditions causing the undue hardship do not result from the actions of the Applicant. That such variance is necessary for the preservation of a substantial property right similar to that possessed by other properties in the B-3 Highway Business District. That if granted, the variance will not grant the Applicant any special privilege that is denied to other owners of lands, structures or buildings in the same district. That if granted, the variance will not be materially detrimental to the purposes of the Ramsey Zoning Chapter or other property in the B-3 Highway Business District. That if granted, the variance will not substantially increase the congestion of public streets, or increase the danger of fire, or endanger the public safety, or substantially impair property values within the neighborhood. That the Applicant has stated that he will submit and implement drainage plans which call for on-site retention/percolation of run-off water for 40% of the impervious surface area and on-site sedimentation and skimming of run-off from the remaining 60% impervious surface area with discharge to the municipal storm sewer system restricted to 1.3 cfs, such figure being the estimated flow resulting from a 30% impervious surface area coverage. That the Subject Property, by the City Engineer's estimate and the accompanying letters submitted in the public hearing record, is entitled to a surface water discharge of 1.7 cfs to the existing City storm water system discharging into the Mississippi River.