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RESOLUTION NO. 2006-265
RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR
MARIANNE RICHMOND STUDIOS, INC.
WITHIN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
WHEREAS, a proposal (Case #2006-1201) has been submitted by Marianne Richmond Studios,
Inc. to the City Council requesting a conditional use permit from the City of Columbia Heights at the
following site:
ADDRESS: 3900 Stinson Boulevard
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: On file at City Hall.
THE APPLICANT SEEKS THE FOLLOWING PERMIT: A Conditional Use Permit per
Code Section 9.110 (D)(3)(r), to allow retail sales not exceeding 2,500 square feet in area, in
the LB, Limited Business District.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has held a public hearing as required by the city Zoning
Code on December 5, 2006;
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the advice and recommendations of the Planning
Commission regarding the effect of the proposed conditional use permit 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 of the 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 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
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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 of this 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 (1)
calendar year after the approval date, subject to petition for renewal of the permit.
CONDITIONS ATTACHED:
1. All application materials, maps, drawings and descriptive information submitted with this
application shall become part of the permit.
2. The gravel driveway on the south end of the property shall be resurfaced with a hard-surface
material as approved by the City Engineer.
Passed this 11 th day of December 2006
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
Nawrocki
Williams
Ayes: Peterson, Williams, Nawrocki, Diehm, Kelzenberg
Attest:
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~tricia Muscovitz, CMC c/
'-Deputy City Clerk/Council Secretary