Resolution - #06-12-379 - 12/12/2006

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.' Councilmember Elvig introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #06-12-379 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT #0787 RELATING TO A REQUEST FROM SOPHIA-RAMSEY, LLC FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO EXCEED SIGN SIZE RESTRICTIONS AND FOR MULTIPLE GROUND SIGNS ON A SINGLE PARCEL. WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey received an application from Sophia-Ramsey, LLC for a conditional use permit to exceed the sign size restrictions on the property generally known as 7900 Sunwood Dr and legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block l, Ramsey Town Center 3rd Addition, Anoka County, Minnesota ("Subject Property") NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THIS CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1. That Sophia-Ramsey, LLC, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant," properly applied for a conditional use permit to exceed the sign size restrictions and to have multiple ground signs on a single parcel. 2. That the Applicant appeared before the Ramsey Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.05 (Conditional Use Permits) of the City Code on December 7, 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. 3. That the Subject Property is approximately four (4) acres in size. 4. That the Subject Property is zoned TC-2. 5. That the parcels to the east, west and north are also zoned TC-2, and the parcels to the south (across TH 10) are zoned B-2 Business District. 6. That parcels in the TC-2 District are limited to one (l) ground sign per parcel. 7. That the gross surface area of a ground sign is limited to lOO square feet per exposed face and shall not exceed an aggregate gross surface area of 200 square feet. 8. That the Subject Property has four (4) buildings on site, a Coburn's store plus three multi-tenant buildings with a total potential capacity of seventeen (17) tenants. 9. That the Subject Property has public road frontage along three sides and all that separates the south (fourth) side from having public road frontage along Highway lO is the railroad tracks. 10. That there is an existing ground sign on site that advertises the daily price per gallon of gasoline.