Resolution - #06-11-340 - 11/14/2006

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Chairperson Nixt introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #06-11-340 RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT #0782 RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO ACCESSORY BUILDING SIDEWALL HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS WHEREAS, Ralph & Vernice Jacobsen, hereinafter referred to as "Applicants," have properly applied for a variance from Section 9.11.02 of the Ramsey City Code to construct an accessory structure with side walls in excess of ten (10) feet in height on the property generally known as 8240 154th Lane NW and legally described as follows: Lot 6, Block 9, Whispering Pines Estates, Anoka County, Minnesota (Subject Property) NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1. That the Board of Adjustment conducted a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.07 of the Ramsey City Code on November 2, 2006 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. 2. That the Subject Property is zoned R-1 Single Family Residential (Rural Developing) and is approximately three quarters of an acre in size. 3. That the Subject Property is surrounded by properties also zoned R-1 Single Family Residential (Rural Developing). 4. That Section 9.11.02 of the Ramsey City Code restricts the sidewall height of accessory buildings to ten (10) feet on properties less than two (2) acres in size and the overall height, measured to the mean gable height of the roof, to a maximum of sixteen (16) feet. 5. That the proposed accessory building will comply with the overall height limitation but would have sidewalls that are fourteen (14) feet in height. 6. That the Applicants wish to store a fifth-wheel camper trailer and other miscellaneous equipment in the proposed building; the minimum garage door height necessary to accommodate the camper trailer is twelve (12) feet. 7. That there is an existing detached garage on the Subject Property totaling 768 square feet. 8. That the proposed accessory building will be 1008 square feet in size (28' by 36'). 9. That the maximum allowable square footage for accessory buildings on the Subject Property is 1,800 and the combination of the existing and proposed accessory building square feet will not exceed this limit.