Resolution - #24-273 - 09/26/2024

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Commissioner Bauer introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #24-273 RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO HORSE STABLE SETBACKS AT 17400 BAUGH ST NW RECITALS 1. WHEREAS, The City of Ramsey received an application from Susan Arellano (the "Applicant") on behalf of John McAllister (the "Permittee") requesting a Variance to the horse stable setback regulations on the property legally described as follows: The North 200 Feet of the South 833 Feet of the East 439 Feet of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 6 Township 32 Range 25 (As Measured Parallel with the East & South Lines Thereof), Excluding Road, Subject to Easement of Record, Anoka County, Minnesota (the "Subject Property") 2. WHEREAS, the Applicant appeared before the Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 106-220 (Variances) of the Ramsey City Code on April 25, 2024, and that said public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are available. 3. That the Subject Property is approximately 1.74 acres in size, which is similar to other commercial properties in the immediate surrounding neighborhood. 4. That the Subject Property is zoned RR, Rural Residential. 5. That the parcels surrounding the Subject Property in all directions are also zoned RR, Rural Residential. 6. That the Subject Property is guided as Rural Developing in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. 7. That City Code Section 10-3 (Barns and Stables) states that no stable or barn in which cows, horses, roosters, or other animals are kept may be located within 50 feet of a place of human habitation and 75 feet from neighboring property lines. 8. That as a result of a metes and bounds subdivision of the Subject Property in 2004 by a previous property owner, the existing stable on the Subject Property is located 32 feet from the property line, and that the existing riding arena on the Subject Property is located 21 feet from the property line. 9. That the Applicant is proposing to use the existing stable and riding arena to keep two horses, in accordance with all applicable standards of Chapter 10 of City Code.