HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2006-043
RESOLUTION NO. 2006-43
RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR
LINDER'S GREENHOUSES, INC
WITHIN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
WHEREAS, a proposal (Case #2006-0301) has been submitted by Linder's Greenhouses, Inc. to
the City Council requesting a conditional use permit from the City of Columbia Heights at the
following site:
ADDRESS: 4300 Central Avenue.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: On file at City Hall.
THE APPLICANT SEEKS THE FOLLOWING PERMIT: A Conditional Use Permit per
Code Section 9.110 (E)(3)(e), to allow outdoor sales or display.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has held a public hearing as required by the city Zoning
Code on March 8,2006;
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the advice and recommendations of the Planning
Commission regarding the effect ofthe proposed conditional use pennit upon the health, safety, and
welfare 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 ofthe City of Columbia Heights
after reviewing the proposal, that the City Council accepts and adopts the following findings of the
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 detennined by the Zoning Administrator.
2. The use is in hannony 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, constmcted, operated and maintained in a manner that is
compatible with the appearance ofthe existing or intended character ofthe 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 effe9t 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 of this pennit and approval; and in granting this pennit the city and the applicant agree
that this permit shall become null and void if the project has not been completed within one (1)
calendar vear after the approval date, subject to petition for renewal of the pennit.
CONDITIONS ATTACHED:
1. The outdoor storage shall be located as indicated on the site plan.
2. A $500 deposit shall be submitted to the Community Development Department prior to
installation ofthe structures on the site. The deposit shall be refunded after the Conditional
Use Permit expires and the site has been cleaned up.
3. The proposed fence must be 20 feet from the retaining wall for safety vehicular access.
Passed this 13 day of March 2006
Offered by: Diehm
Seconded by: Kelzenberg
Roll Call: Ayes: Peterson, Williams, Diehm, Kelzenberg Absent:
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Attest:
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'. Patricia Muscovitz, CMC - - j
Deputy City Clerk/Council Secretary