HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2006-002
RESOLUTION NO. 2006-02
RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR
JEFF BAHE OF JEFF'S BOBBY AND STEVE'S
WITHIN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
WHEREAS, a proposal (Case #2005-1201) has been submitted by Jeff Bahe to the City Council
requesting a conditional use permit from the City of Columbia Heights at the following site:
ADDRESS: 683 - 39th Avenue NE
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lots 6 and 7, Block 1, 2nd Subdivision of Block F, Columbia
Heights Annex, Anoka County, Minnesota.
THE APPLICANT SEEKS THE FOLLOWING PERMIT: A Conditional Use Permit per
Code Section 9.111 (E)(3), to allow outdoor storage in an industrially zoned district.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has held a public hearing as required by the city Zoning
Code on JanualY 3, 2006;
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the advice and recommendations of the Planning
Commission regarding the effect ofthe proposed conditional use permit upon the health, safety, and
welfal'e of the community and its Comprehensive Plan, as well as any concerns related to
compatibility of uses, traffic, property values, light, air, danger of fire, and risk to public safety in the
surrounding areas; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights
after reviewing the proposal, that the City Council accepts and adopts the following findings ofthe
Planning Commission:
1. The use is one of the conditional uses listed for the zoning district in which the property is
located, or is a substantially similar use as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
2. The use is in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the Comprehensive Plan.
3. The use will not impose hazards or distributing influences on neighboring properties.
4. The use will not substantially diminish the use of property in the immediate vicinity.
5. The use will be designed, constructed, operated and maintained in a manner that is
compatible with the appearance of the existing or intended character of the surrounding area.
6. The use and property upon which the use is located are adequately served by essential public
facilities and services.
7. Adequate measures have been or will be taken to minimize traffic congestion on the public
streets and to provide for appropriate on-site circulation of traffic.
8. The use will not cause a negative cumulative effect, when considered in conjunction with the
cumulative effect of other uses in the immediate vicinity.
9. The use complies with all other applicable regulations for the district in which it is located.
FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that the attached conditions, maps, and other information shall
become part ofthis permit and approval; and in granting this permit the city and the applicant agree
that this permit shall become null and void if the project has not been completed within one (J)
calendar vear after the approval date, subject to petition for renewal of the permit.
CONDITIONS A TT ACHED:
1. The outdoor storage shall be located within the setback requirements of the I - 2, Industrial
District.
2. There shall be no outdoor storage of materials located on the public right-of-way.
3. There shall be no storage of junk vehicles used for parts on the premises.
4. All vehicles stored on the premises shall be currently licensed and insured.
5. There shall be no cars for sale on the property, and customers shall not buy vehicles from the
site.
6. The area used for outdoor storage shall be surfaced with a hard surface material approved by
the City Engineer. A grading and drainage plan shall also be approved by the City Engineer,
prior to use of the property.
7. A 6-foot tall wooden privacy fence of at least 80% opacity shall be installed along the
northern property line. Any type of fence allowed by City Ordinance, no less than 6 feet high
and 80% opaque shall screen the remainder of the outdoor storage area.
8. All goods, materials and equipment shall be stored in an orderly fashion, with access aisles of
sufficient width to accommodate emergency vehicles as needed.
9. The height of materials stored, excluding operable vehicles and equipment, shall not exceed
the height of the screening provided.
10. The privacy fence shall be placed 20 feet from the front property line.
11. There shall be no storage of materials between the fence and the front property line.
Passed this 9th day of January 2006
Offered by: Diehm
Seconded by: Kelzenberg
Roll Call: Ayes: Peterson, Nawrocki, Diehm, Kelzenberg Abstention: Williams
Attest:
Patricia Muscovitz, CMC
Deputy City Clerk/Council Secretary