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<br />CASE # ;L <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING <br />REQUEST FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT; <br />CASE OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY <br />By: Amy Geisler, AICP, Interim Assistant Com. Dev. Director <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The Planning Commission will recall that back in 2006, Dan Murphy and Tim Holm applied for <br />a Comprehensive Plan Amendment related to the plat of Ebony Woods. On September 7, 2006 <br />the Planning Commission reviewed the request to change the property from Places to Shop to <br />Medium Density Residential, and recommendedderiial. On October 9, 2007 the City Council <br />denied.the Comprehensive Plan Amendment, and directed Staff to initiate a new Amendment to <br />change the property's land use designation to Low-Density Residential. <br />. . . <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />a) Site location map <br />b) Draft City Council meeting minutes dated October 9,2007 <br />c) Proposed Resolution approving the request and' authorizing submittal to the <br />Metropolitan CoUncil <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />State law requires that the City notify property owners within 350 feet of the subject property of <br />the request and public hearing date. Staff attempted to notify property owners within 700 feet of <br />the subject property. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />The City Council had a lengthy discussion about the appropriateness of a Medium-Density <br />Residential land use designation for the subject property. Ultimately, they determined, that it was <br />not an appropriate use given the adjacent single-family homes. They did feel that the property's. <br />current designation of Places to Shop was not appropriate either, however, and directed Staff to <br />conduct a public hearing on whether it should be changed to Low-Density Residential. <br /> <br />The property is bordered on the north by the Superbowl building, on the west by mini-storage <br />units and single-family homes, on the south by a single-family home under construction, and on <br />the east by single-family homes. <br /> <br />There is no subdivision' proposal before the City at this time; if the Comprehensive Plan <br />Amendment and rezoning are approved, a subdivision would still need to be approved before any <br />new homes could be built on the property. <br /> <br />27 <br />