Resolution - #95-08-179 - 08/22/1995

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9) That considering the overall open space provided by the golf course use, the percentage of space being removed by construction of the maintenance building is minimal. 10) That the golf course is a commercial recreational use, it is not a residential use and it is not an industrial use. 11) That Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 1, Barthers Rum River Acres are zoned rural residential and are presently used for residential purposes. 12) That the proposed improvement consists of a 90 x 42 foot building with an asphalt parking area measuring 40 x 90 feet. 13) That the proposed structure will comply with all setback requirements from Trunk Highway #47 and the residential district to the south, and specifically the proposed structure will comply with that requirement of City Code which requires a 40-foot separation between commercial uses and residential boundaries. 14) That the exterior facing finish of the proposed structure is to be vinyl siding, which is in compliance with City Code, and compatible with the existing structures on the Golf Course property. 15) That the facility will be served by on-site septic system and well. 16) That the proposed site plan will satisfy the required City Code landscaping requirements along public roads and in between commercial and residential uses on the south side of building upon installation of minimum of two-foot high spruce trees spaced every 10 feet on top of a four-foot high berm with the berm extending from the Trunk Highway #47 right-of-way east for a distance of 110 feet. 17) That the proposed site will not have any direct access to Trunk Highway g47; access is being provided via an existing interior unimproved pathway parallel to Trunk Highway #47 to the existing club house parking lot. 18) That the employee parking and equipment maneuvering area in front of the proposed building will be surfaced with bituminous and finished with B612 concrete curb per the site plan drawing dated May 16, 1995, submitted by the applicant. 19) That currently, the golf course stores and maintains its materials and equipment on a residential property on the west side of Trunk Highway #47, which is a non-conforming use. The existing proposal will eliminate that non-conforming use and in addition will eliminate the need for the equipment crossing Trunk Highway #47 and therefore improve vehicular safety in this area. 20) That pursuant to Section 9.20.31, Subdivision 4, of the Ramsey City Code, the proposed use is not considered a major change of the Planned Unit Development because of the minimal loss of open space and no increase in density. The term density refers to residential as established in Section 9.02 of the City Code, which defines density as "A number expressing ratio of (twelling units to an acre of land". 21) That the existing vegetation and trees along the south boundary of the site adjacent to the residential properties provides substantial natural screening of the maintenance building from the residential properties.