HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2007-015
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-15
RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR
PRATT ORDWAY, LLC
WITHIN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
WHEREAS, a proposal (Case #2007-0101) has been submitted by Pratt Ordway, LLC to the City
Council requesting a conditional use permit from the City of Columbia Heights at the following site:
ADDRESS: Lot North of2101 3ih Avenue
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 1, Block 1, Hart Lake Addition.
THE APPLICANT SEEKS THE FOLLOWING PERMIT: A Conditional Use Permit per
Code Section 9.109 (G)(3)(i), to allow an addition to a senior living facility in the R-3,
Limited Multiple-Family Residential District, and a Montessori School per Code Section
9.109 (G)(3)(h).
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has held a public hearing as required by the city Zoning
Code on January 3, 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 offire, 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 veal' after the approval date, subject to petition for renewal of the permit.
CONDITIONS ATTACHED:
1. All required state and local codes will be met and in full compliance.
2. All application materials, maps, drawings and descriptive information submitted with
this application shall become part of the permit.
3. The City shall be informed of any change in ownership or occupancy of the Little
Voyagers Montessori School to ensure the acceptability of the new use in the R-3
District.
Passed this 22nd day of January, 2007
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
Williams
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Ayes: Peterson, Williams, Nawrocki, Diehm, K
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Deputy City Clerk/Council S~Cretary