Resolution - #96-06-137 - 06/04/1996

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Board Member Bawden introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #96-06-137, A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT #0402 RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO THE IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA REQUIREMENTS IN THE MISSISSIPPI CRITICAL RIVER CORRIDOR WHEREAS, L.A.N.D. Properties, 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) of the Ramsey City Code to develop a parcel with a 77% impervious surface area on the property legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block 1, 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 AdjusUnent for a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.05 of the Ramsey City Code on June 4, 1996 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 5 acres in size. That the Subject Property is located in the Mississippi Critical River Overlay District. That the property to the north, west and east is zoned B-3 Highway Business, and the property to the south is zoned R-1 Urban Residential. That the Applicant is proposing to develop a retail center on the subject property 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. That the Subject Property is' not visible from the Mississippi River and the Applicant has proposed a drainage plan that appears to meet the minimum water quality requirements of the Lower Rum River Water Management Organization. That similar variances have been granted to properties in the Mississippi Critical River Overlay District that were certified by DNR. That the Applicants request for a variance to the impervious surface area has been forwarded to the Department of Natural Resources.