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CASE #5 <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A COMMERCIAL <br />GREENHOUSE IN AN R-1 RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT; <br /> CASE OF GREEN VALLEY GREENHOUSE, WAYNE DAVIS <br /> By: Acting Community Development Director Sylvia Frolik <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Mr. Wayne Davis owns and operates the Green Valley Greenhouse at his home at 6530 Green <br />Valley Road. Mr. Davis is requesting a conditional use permit to expand the Green Valley <br />Greenhouse. Green Valley Greenhouse is a wholesale/retail operation that has been in existence <br />since approximately 1977 and according to City Code, would be considered a non-conforming use <br />in a R-1 Rural Residential District. At this time, Wayne Davis is proposing to expand the operation <br />by increasing the size of the warehouse by 2,100 square feet and constructing another 13,000 <br />square foot greenhouse on the site. City Code states that non-conforming uses may continue to <br />exist until they are removed or expanded. Reconstruction or expansion of a non-conforming use <br />must be done in conformity with City Code. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />Green Valley Greenhouse is a retail/wholesale operation, 90% wholesale and 10% retail. There <br />currently exists on the site 14 hot-houses and 12 greenhouses together with one warehouse. <br /> <br />It would appear that a greenhouse is a legitimate use within the general rural area, particularly with <br />4 in 40 density zoning in effect. <br /> <br />The following items are included for your information: <br /> <br />A) <br />B) <br />C) <br />D) <br />E) <br />F) <br />G) <br /> <br />Application <br />Site location map <br />Public hearing notice <br />Properties notified <br />Preliminary site plan (final site plan will be available at the meeting) <br />Proposed Findings of Fact <br />Proposed Conditional Use Permit <br /> <br />Staff Recommendation: <br /> <br />City staff recommends approval of the request for a conditional use permit to expand Green Valley <br />Greenhouse. <br /> <br />Commission Action: <br /> <br />Motion to recommend/not recommend that City Council adopt Findings of Fact relating to Mr. <br />Wayne Davis' request for a conditional use permit to expand Green Valley Greenhouse; and <br /> <br />Motion to recommend/not recommend that City Council approve Mr. Wayne Davis' request for a <br />conditional use permit to expand Green Valley Greenhouse. <br /> <br />Review Checklist: <br /> <br />City Administrator <br />City Attomey <br />City Engineer <br />Acting Community Development Director <br /> <br />X <br />X <br /> <br />Chief of Police <br />Building Official X <br />Planning & Zoning Commission X <br />Park & Recreation Commission <br /> <br /> <br />