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RESOLUTION NO. <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br />RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND APPROVING A SITE PLAN, PLANNED UNIT <br />DF VELOPMENT AND PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT. <br />WIWREAS, an application has been made by Ryan Companies for consideration of a Site Plan, <br />Planned Unit Development, and Preliminary and Final Plat in order to develop a 118,000 s.f. 2- <br />story office building located within the Northwest Quadrant, east side of Old Highway 8 NW, <br />currently addressed at 19 & 199 14`h Street NW, including conceptual PUD approval of a second <br />phase. <br />WI1EREAS, the procedural history of the application is as follows: <br />1. Applications for a Site Plan, Planned Unit Development, and Preliminary and Final Plat <br />were submitted on August 2, 2007. <br />2. The Planning Commission, pursuant to published and mailed notices, held public <br />hearings on August 21, 2007 and October 2, 2007 where all present were given a chance <br />to freely speak at the hearing. <br />3. The Planning Commission considered the requests and recommended that the City <br />Council approve the proposal subject to conditions. <br />4. The City Council was to consider the proposal on September 11, 2007, but pulled the <br />item from the agenda pending additional information. <br />5. The City Council considered the Site Plan, Planned Unit Development, and Preliminary <br />and Final Plat on October 4, 2007. <br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission and City Council make the following Findings of Fact with <br />respect to the Site Plan (LP2007-009), Planned Unit Development (PU2007-007), Preliminary <br />Plat (PL2007-004) and Final Plat (FP2007-004): <br />1. The property is located generally at 19 & 119 14`h Street NW and is legally described on <br />attached Exhibit A. <br />2. The property is coned NWQ, Northwest Quadrant District. <br />3. The property is guided in the Comprehensive Plan for City Center. <br />4. The total property area is approximately 6.56 acres. <br />5. The Planning Commission and City Council approve the Site Plan application in <br />accordance with Zoning Code Section 8-010, subject to conditions. <br />6. The Planning Commission and. City Council considered the following factors with regard <br />to the application for a Planned Unit Development: <br />a. The consistency of the proposed development with the adopted or proposed <br />comprehensive plan for the City. <br />b. The extent to which the proposed development is designed to form a desirable and <br />unified environment within its own boundaries in terms of relationship of structures, <br />patterns of circulation, visual character, and sufficiency of drainage and utilities. <br />c. The extent to which the proposed uses will be compatible with present and planned