Resolution - #25-195 - 08/28/2025

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Commissioner Anderson introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #25-195 RESOLUTION GRANTING A VARIANCE TO ACCESSORY STRUCTURE PLACEMENT AT 16785 IODINE STREET NW AND DECLARING TERMS OF SAME RECITALS 1. The City of Ramsey received an application from Tim and Sue Johnson (the “Permittee”) requesting a Variance to the minimum front yard setback requirements to construct a 840 square foot accessory structure with a reduced front yard setback on the property generally known as 16785 Iodine Street NW and legally described as follows: Lot 9, Block 5, Rum River Hills, Anoka County, Minnesota, except that part described as follows: Commencing at the most Easterly corner of said lot; thence South 72 degrees 19 minutes 30 seconds West, assumed bearing along southerly line of said lot 62.97 feet to point of beginning; thence continue south 72 degrees 19 minutes 30 seconds West 42.89 feet of most Southerly corner of said lot; thence North 44 degrees 43 minutes West along Westerly line of said lot 27.55 feet; thence south 83 degrees 47 minutes 28 seconds East 60.61 feet to point of beginning, subject to easement of record. (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 200 feet. 4. That the Subject Property is approximately 1.32 acres in size, which is similar to other residential properties in the immediate surrounding neighborhood. 5. That the Subject Property was platted in 1984 and the house was built in 1998, according to Anoka County property tax records, both of which are prior to the adoption of the current Zoning Code. 6. That the Subject Property is zoned PUD, Planned Unit Development 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 system, well, and steep slopes 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 Iodine Street NW.