Resolution - #96-05-124 - 05/07/1996

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Board Member Holland introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #96-05-124 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT g0400 RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE FROM STREET FRONTAGE OR LOT WIDTH REQUIREMENTS WHEREAS, Jacob Barthold, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", has properly applied for a Board of Adjustment variance from the minimum lot width requirement established in Section 9.20.11 of the Ramsey City Code in order to construct a dwelling on the following legally described property: The Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 32, Range 25, Anoka County, Minnesota. ("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 heating pursuant to Section 9.03.05 of the Ramsey City Code on May 7, 1996 and that said public heating 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 R-1 Urban Residential and is approximately 40 acres in size. That the Subject Property is bounded on the north, south and west by property that is zoned R-1 Rural Residential and the property to the east is zoned R-1 Urban Residential. That the Subject Property is within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area but sanitary sewer and municipal water are not available to the site. That Section 9.11.01 of the Ramsey City Code states that no lot shall contain any building used as a dwelling unless it has the minimum lot width; Section 9.20.12 states that the minimum lot width for a lot without sanitary sewer in the Urban Residential District is 200 feet. That the Subject Property has approximately 132 feet of frontage on public roads, 157th Lane N.W. and 158th Lane N.W. 7. That the City has previously granted similar variances. 8. That the variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the hardship. That the City Public Works Department has indicated that the terminus of 157th Lane N.W. at the west boundary of the subject property is a substandard, temporary cul-de-sac in need of improvements. 10. That the special conditions, 132 feet of frontage on public roads, do not result from the actions of the Applicant. 11. That the granting of the variance will not grant the Applicant any special privileges that are denied by this Chapter to other owners of land in the same district.