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RESOLUTION NO. 11-104 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND APPROVING A SITE PLAN, VARIANCE, AND vIING USE PERMIT. VHEOAS, an application has been made by Brandon Sigrist on behalf of Barley John's Brewpub to p4mit construction of a 520 square foot solar electric array at 781 Old Highway 8 SW. ✓HEOAS, the procedural history of the application is as follows: 1.pplications for a Site Plan, Variance, and Nonconforming Use Permit were received on leptember 29, 2011. 2. a Planning Commission, pursuant to published and mailed notices, held a public hearing i October 18, 2011 and all present were given a chance to freely speak at the hearing. 3. e Planning Commission recommended conditional approval of the Site Plan, Variance, I Nonconforming Use Permit on October 18, 2011. 4. ,he City Council tabled the request on October 25, 2011. 5. *e City Council considered the request on November 9, 2011. ✓IIE AS, the Planning Commission and City Council make the following Findings of Fact with res ct to the Site Plan (LP2011-007), Variance (VN201 1 -001), and Nonconforming Use Permit (N 011-003): 1. I he property is zoned B — 3, General Business. 2. e property is guided in the Comprehensive Plan for Community Business. 3. lhe applicant is proposing to construct a 520 SF solar electric array at the north end of the ,iroperty, which will be mounted on a concrete slap measuring approximately 45' x 15'. 4. lhe Planning Commission and City Council considered the Site Plan in accordance with the — 3 district standards of Section 5-250 and the parking standards of Chapter 11 of the ring Code. 5. 1 be Planning Commission and City Council found all applicable Site Plan standards to be et with regard to setbacks, floor are ratio, building height, fence height/location, and dscaping. The exception is the proposed array setbacks, where a variance was considered. 6. Variance was requested to allow the proposed solar electric array to be setback less than e required 30' on all sides. Specifically, the proposal includes an 8' from the Long Lake oad right-of-way line and a 4' setback from the Old Highway 8 SW right-of-way line. 7. be Planning Commission and City Council considered the proposed Variance in accordance 'th Zoning Code Section 8-210, which refers to Minnesota Statutes 462.357, subdivision 6. 8. he Planning Commission and City Council considered the proposed variance, specifically garding the following crucial points of Minnesota Statues 462.357, subdivision 6: Practical difficulties Reasonable use Applying to property Developmen011-9-2011\LP2011-007, NC2011-003, VN2011-001 (Barley Johns) - t