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CC Regular Session Meeting Date: 05/12/2026 Primary Strategic Plan Initiative: Promote economic growth and development. 6. 1. Title: PUBLIC HEARING: Consider a Request for Right -of -Way and Easement Vacation of a portion of Basalt Street; Adopt Resolution #26-097, Approving a Final Plat for "ACE Second Addition", and; Introduce Ordinance #26-06, Approving a Zoning Map Amendment from I-1, Light Industrial to I-2, General Industrial, for 14021 Azurite St NW, 14021 Basalt St NW, and 14050 Basalt St NW; Case of ACE Solid Waste Purpose/Background: ACE Solid Waste (the "Applicant") has operated their facility in Ramsey for several years and are a growing business. In order to accommodate their growth, the company needs additional parking spaces for its trucks. They recently acquired an adjacent property at 14021 Basalt St. NW with the intent to remove the building and expand the truck parking lot into this area. The parking lot expansion is administrative in nature, but the process to combine that parcel has three components that require public review. Additionally, the Applicant leases property across Azurite Street to the east for trash container maintenance that requires additional outdoor storage than what is currently allowed by the 1-1 zoning. Therefore, the City has received an application from the Applicant for a Right -of -Way Vacation, Final Plat, and a Zoning Map Amendment from I-1, Light Industrial, to I-2, General Industrial, on the properties currently addressed as 14021 and 14050 Basalt Street NW. The Applicant is also requesting a Zoning Map Amendment from I-1 to I-2 on the property at 14021 Azurite Street NW. The Right -of -Way Vacation is a public hearing at the Council level. The rezoning public hearing was held at the Planning Commission. The other aspects of the application are folded into this Council case for simplicity. Notification: Staff attempted to notify property owners within 350 feet of the Subject Property, as reflected in the Anoka County Property Records, of the request and the Public Hearings to be held by the Planning Commission and City Council. Notices of the Public Hearings were published in the Anoka County Union Herald, the City's official newspaper. Proposed development signs were placed on each property. The private utility companies were emailed directly and several replied with comments that are attached to this case. Time Frame/Observations/Alternatives: Right -of -Way Vacation (Public Hearing) The first component of this request is to vacate a portion of Basalt Street NW. This street was reconstructed from a gravel rural street to a paved urban street in 2024. In the time since the street was reconstructed, ACE acquired the property at 14021 Basalt Street NW. ACE already owns and occupies the properties to the west (14050 Basalt Street NW) and south (6601 McKinley Street NW). To accommodate the proposed expansion of their parking lot for their larger fleet, the Applicant is requesting a vacation of the right-of-way of Basalt Street that separates 14021 from 14050. The Applicant has committed to reconstructing the cul-de-sac farther north along Basalt Street to maintain a fire truck turnaround and preserve an existing driveway to 6588 141 st Avenue NW (occupied by another business not affiliated with ACE). This street reconstruction will also be accompanied by a new driveway accessing ACE's expanded parking lot. Several municipal and private utilities are located within the right-of-way area to be vacated. To accommodate these utilities throughout and after construction, the Applicant is proposing to dedicate a new drainage and utility easement over the entirety of the vacated right-of-way. Additionally, the Applicant is working with private utility