Agenda - Planning Commission - 02/26/2026

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Page 1 of 4 Councilmember _______________ introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #26-059 A RESOLUTION GRANTING A VARIANCE TO ACCESSORY STRUCTURE PLACEMENT AT 9050 160TH LANE NW RECITALS 1. The City of Ramsey received an application from Cory DeLuca (the “Permittee”) requesting a Variance to the minimum front yard setback requirements to construct a 720 square foot accessory structure with a reduced front yard setback on the property generally known as 9050 160th Lane NW and legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block 1, Northfork Point Addition, 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 on parcels smaller than two acres in size. 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 84.7 feet. 4. That the Subject Property is approximately 1.06 acres in size, which is similar to other residential properties in the immediate surrounding neighborhood. 5. That the Subject Property was platted in 1992 and the house was built in 1994, 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 160th Lane NW. 9. That the Subject Property has a unique pie shape that pushes the house into a smaller rear yard with a larger front yard.