Agenda - Planning Commission - 05/22/2025

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Commissioner introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #25-108 A RESOLUTION GRANTING A VARIANCE TO ACCESSORY STRUCTURE PLACEMENT AT 6819 164TH LANE NW AND DECLARING TERMS OF SAME RECITALS The City of Ramsey received an application from Dean Strande (the "Permittee") requesting a Variance to the minimum front yard setback requirements to construct a 1,500 square foot accessory structure setback on the property generally known as 6819 164th Lane NW and legally described as follows: The South 125.25 feet of the North 267 feet of the east 310 feet of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 15, Township 32, Range 25, Excluding the Road, Subject to Easements of Record, Anoka County, Minnesota (the "Subject Property") 2. That City Code Section 106-450(C)(2) (Accessory Structures) specifies that accessory structures shall be no closer to the street than the edge of the principal structure. 3. That the Accessory Structure is proposed to be located within the front yard and is closer to the front lot line than the principal structure, with a proposed front yard setback of 10 feet. 4. That the Subject Property is approximately 0.66 acres in size, which is similar to other residential properties in the immediate surrounding neighborhood. 5. That the Subject Property was developed in 1964, according to Anoka County property tax records, which is prior to the adoption of the current Zoning Code, which requires a minimum lot area of 2.5 acres for newly -platted lots in the RR, Rural Residential District. 6. That the Subject Property is zoned RR, Rural Residential District as are all of the surrounding parcels. 7. That the Subject Property is guided as Rural Developing in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. 8. That due to the location of the septic tank and drainfield on the Subject Property, the proposed Accessory Structure could not be placed in the back yard without encroaching on the required front yard setback along 164th Lane NW. 9. That the Permittee intends to use the Accessory Structure to store vehicles and personal items that are currently stored in the back yard.