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Councilmember Johns introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #15-01-003 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT #0938 RELATING TO A REQUEST FROM ABDELFETTAH BENZOUBAIR FOR A HOME OCCUPATION PERMIT TO OPERATE PIPESTONE DELIVERIES ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 14920 CHAMELEON ST NW. WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey received an application from Abdelfettah Benzoubair requesting a home occupation permit to operate Pipestone Deliveries in an attached accessory building located on the property generally known as 14920 Chameleon St NW and legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block 2, Greenland Hills, Anoka County, Minnesota, Subject to easement as shown on the plat. (the "Subject Property") NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THIS CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA that the findings of fact relating to the request are determined to be as follows: 1. That on November 3, 2014, Abdelfettah Benzoubair, herein referred to as the "Applicant", properly applied for a home occupation permit to operate Pipestone Deliveries (the "Home Occupation") in an attached accessory building on the Subject Property. 2. That the Applicant appeared before the Ramsey Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 117-51 of the City Code on December 4, 2014, and that said public hearing was properly advertised. 3. That the Subject Property is zoned R-1 Residential (Rural Developing), and the surrounding parcels to the north, east and south are also zoned R-1 Residential (Rural Developing) while the property west of CSAH 83 is zoned R-3 Residential (High Density). 4. That the Subject Property is approximately one (1) acre and is surrounded by lots of similar sizes to the north, east while the parcel west of CSAH, which is currently vacant, is over thirty (30) acres in size. 5. That the Subject Property is guided as Rural Developing on the City's Future Land Use Map. 6. That the Applicant resides at the Subject Property but his brother, Abdelhakim Benzoubair, owns the Subject Property where the Home Occupation operates. 7. That the Home Occupation involves the sale and delivery of frozen foods. 8. That there is a small office (approximately fifty [501 square feet) within the attached garage on the Subject Property where the administrative elements of the Home Occupation are conducted as well as a chest freezer that is used to store unsold product overnight. The City's Building Official has reviewed photos of the office and has determined that a Building Permit is not necessary for the type of improvements that have been made to the garage. 9. That there will be at least 400 square feet of garage space reserved for indoor residential parking and storage related to the residential us on the Subject Property. 10. That there is exterior evidence of the existence of the Home Occupation on the Subject Property including the parking/storing of a commercial vehicle and two (2) standard passenger vans with