Resolution - #98-03-040 - 03/10/1998

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Councilmember Beyer introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #98-03-040 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT #0450 RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A TWO FAMILY DWELLING UNIT IN THE R-1 RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT WHEREAS, Scott and Gwyn Simpson, hereinafter referred to as "Applicants", have properly applied for a Conditional Use Permit to operate an existing structure in the R-1 Rural Residential District as a two family dwelling unit on .the property generally known as 16001 Nowthen Blvd. N.W. and legally described as follows: That part of the east 100 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 15, Township 32, Range 25, Anoka County, Minnesota lying northeasterly of the County State Aid Highway Number 5 (also known as Nowthen Boulevard. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: That the Applicant appeared before the Planning and Zoning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.04 of the Ramsey City Code on February 3, 1998, and that the public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated by reference. 2. That the subject property is approximately 1.5 acres in size. 3. That the subject property is zoned R-1 Rural Residential. 4. That the surrounding properties are also zoned R-1 Rural Residential. 5. That according to Ramsey City Code Section 9.20.11, the R-1 Rural Residential District is intended for single family dwelling units. That the City records indicate that the existing dwelling structure was constructed in 1981 and because of the suspicious nature of the floor plan (3 bedrooms and a kitchen on each level), the homeowner/builder was required to sign a statement acknowledging the R-1 Residential zoning on the property and that a special use permit would be required to maintain the dwelling as anything other than a single family home. That the City records indicate that the dwelling has been used as a two family dwelling unit in the past without benefit of a conditional use permit and this is an illegal use of the property, and that a more timely reaction on the part of the City to those records may have prohibited or prevented the proliferation of the illegal use.