Resolution - #26-021 - 02/10/2026

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Councilmember Riley introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #26-021 RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO LOT WIDTH IN OSHAUGHNESSY THIRD ADDITION RECITALS 1. The City of Ramsey received an application from Mr. Paul Throp of Houston Engineering, on behalf of his client, Mr. Tim O’Shaughnessy (the Applicant) requesting a Variance to the minimum lot width requirements in conjunction with a request to subdivide property (Major Plat) at 17201 St. Francis Boulevard NW into the plat of OSHAUGHNESSY THIRD ADDITION and legally described as follows: Lot 4, Block 1, OSHAUGHNESSY THIRD ADDITION, Anoka County, Minnesota (the "Subject Property") 2. That the Subject Property is guided as Rural Developing in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. 3. That the Subject Property is zoned RR, Rural Residential District with the eastern portion within the Scenic River Protection Overlay District, as are adjacent parcels on the south and north. 4. That the Subject Property has a lot width of approximately 170.46 feet. 5. That City Code Section 106-953(b) specifies that minimum lot width for rural district lots in the Scenic River Protection Overlay is 300 feet. 6. That City Code Section 106-105 (Definitions) define Lot Width as means “the uniform width measured at the property line abutting the street at the minimum building setback line of the underlying zoning district. In the case of a lot abutting a cul-de-sac, the lot width is the width measured at right angles to the depth at the building setback requirement.” 7. That the Applicant has requested to subdivide the property into four lots as OSHAUGHNESSY THIRD ADDITION. 8. That along the eastern portion of the property was previously an outlot in the plat of OSHAUGHNESSY SECOND ADDITION and that there is no additional land available to get additional width. 9. That the Environmental Policy Board (EPB) reviewed the variance request at its meeting on January 12, 2026, and recommended approval of it.