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RESOLUTION No. STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND APPROVING A SITE PLAN AND NONCONFORMING USE PERMIT. WHEREAS, an application has been made by Joseph Wolkerstorfer on behalf of Wolkerstorfer Company Inc. to permit construction of a 15,937 SF addition to the existing industrial building located at 348/350 lst Street SW, and, WHEREAS,the procedural history of the application is as follows: 1. Applications for a Site Plan and Nonconforming Use Permit were received on March 29, 2013. 2. The Planning Commission, pursuant to published and mailed notices, held a public hearing on April 16,2013 and all present were given a chance to freely speak at the hearing. 3. The Planning Commission recommended conditional approval on April 16, 2013. 4. The City Council considered the request on April 23, 2013. WHEREAS,the Planning Commission and City Council make the following Findings of Fact with respect to the Site Plan(LP2013-003) and Nonconforming Use Permit (NC2013-002): 1. The property is zoned I—2, Heavy Industrial. 2. The property is guided in the Comprehensive Plan for HI, Heavy Industrial. 3. The property is legally described as follows: Block 15 and that part of Block 16, New Brighton (now vacated), which lies West of the West right-of-way line to the State Highway Department right-of-way for Interstate Highway No. 35W, including vacated streets and alleys accruing to the premises through the vacation thereof lying Southerly of the centerline of vacated First Street South and lying Easterly of the centerline of vacated Fourth Avenue, according to the recorded plat thereof, and situate in Ramsey County, Minnesota. 4. The applicant is proposing to construct a 15,937 SF addition to the south side of the existing industrial building. 5. The applicant does not propose construction of any additional off-street parking, but rather proof-of-parking areas have been identified on the Site Plan. 6. The applicant states the number of existing off-street parking stalls will be adequate to meet additional employee demands resulting from the proposed addition. 7. The Planning Commission and City Council considered the Site Plan in accordance with I - 2 district standards of Section 6-150 (refers back to 6-060), the commercial performance standards of Section 6-390, Site Plan standards of Section 8-010 and the parking standards of Chapter 11 of the Zoning Code. 8. The Planning Commission and City Council found all applicable Site Plan standards to be met as outlined in the Planning Report dated April 10, 2013. 9. The Planning Commission and City Council identified the following nonconformities on the property: a. Rear yard building setback less than 20' at 18'. 1