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Commissioner Van Scoy stated this does not appear to be a conditional use permit request, he asked why it was not a variance. Community Development Director Frolik indicated they have not addressed this i5~ City c0d'~ yet. She advised variances were used for setbacks, but you have to prove hard$~pi, wl-fich would be difficult to do for the size of an accessory structure. · :~' Chairperson Nixt clarified that the City always uses a conditional use permit: for~this type request. . : Commun/ty Development Director Frolik confirmed they did.-She noted'- they are creating a minor variance that will be used going forward. Motion by Commissioner Reeve, seconded by Commissioner Watsor~i)to. adopt Findings of Fact relating to a request for a conditional use permit from Daryi'and Carol Richmond to exceed the size restriction for detached accessory buildings on properties lOcated:'0:Utside the MUSA area. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissionei~s~Reeve, Watson, and Brauer. Voting No: Commissioner Van Scoy. Absent: Commissioners Johnson and Shepherd. Motion by Commissioner Reeve, sec~nded:'bY .Commissioner Watson, to-'recommend approving the issuance of a conditional use.permi~ to exceed'the ~accessory building· size restriction based on Findings of Fact and declaring terms of same. Motion Carr/ed. Voting Yes: ChairperSon Ni1~; Commissionel-s Reeve, Watson, and Brauer. Voting No: Commissioner Van Scoy. Absent: :Commissioners Johnson and Shepherd. Case #3 -:Request for.- Sketch Plan Review of the Ramsey Town Center; Case -~ Ramsey . :) ToWfi Center, LLC '~i~:~.,. ':."* ntatio ~' -' Prese n --- ..... - --- Principal Planner Tru~geon explained that the Comprehensive Plan, adopted in January 2002, .shows the area bounded by Ramsey Boulevard, Armstrong Boulevard and County Highway 116 :~'bein'ga_ mixed-usedeVelopment. A development ~oup, Ramsey Town Center, LLC has been formed to: deyelop approx~imately~369.5 acres as a mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly, transit-oriented development':;known as tha:'iR~amsey Town Center. He noted there are representatives from Ramsey Towr~:Center, LLC'here to go over the layout. He advised they are doing an AUAR for the area, in pla6e of an EIS, but with guidelines that are as strict. He indicated the AUAR was released April 8;~ and is out for the comment period. A copy is available at the Rum River .. Library. He ad~vlsed the comment period will be done in mid-May. He explained that from an environmentat!,:aspect; habitat; traffic; noise, etc.; the AUAR provides a tool to look at all of 'tl~sse imPacfS:~in relation, to the development. PeteK '--, representative of the architects for the project, indicating they have been working over·several months with the Town Center Task Force getting corrnnun/ty input. He stated they of -226- Planning Commission/May 1, 2003 Page 4 of 21 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I