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PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT GREEN VALLEY GREENHOUSE P.I.N. 03-32-25-41-0001 June 27, 1990 That Mr. Wayne Davis, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", has properly applied for a conditional use permit to expand Green Valley Greenhouse. That the Ramsey Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing pursuant to Chapter 170.013D of the Ramsey City Code on July 3, 1990 and that said public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated as a part of these findings by reference. That the subject property is located in the R-1 Rural Residential District and that the parcel is 40 acres in size. The property surrounding the subject parcel is zoned R-1 Rural Residential. That commercial greenhouses are not a permitted use in the R-1 Rural Residential District. That the greenhouse has been in operation since 1977 and as such is recognized as a legal non-conforming use. That Section 170.015H of the Ramsey City Code states that no non-conforming use shall be expanded or enlarged except in conformity with the provisions of this Chapter. Section 170.013D of the Ramsey City Code states that conditional use permits are designed to meet the problem which arises where certain uses although generally compatible with the basis use classification of a particular zone, should not be permitted to be located as a matter of right in every area included within the zone because of hazards inherent in the use itself or special problems which its proposed location may represent. 10. 11. 12. 13. That the existing Green Valley Greenhouse operation consists of one warehouse, 14 hot- houses and 12 greenhouses. That the applicant is proposing to expand the Green Valley Greenhouse operation with a 2,100 square foot addition to the warehouse and the construction of an additional 13,000 greenhouse. That the applicant has indicated that 90% of his operation is wholesale business and 10% is retail business. They have 16 full-time employees and 19 part-time employees. The City has issued one other conditional use permit for a commercial greenhouse in a Rural Residential District. That the proposed use will not be unduly dangerous or otherwise detrimental to persons residing or working in the vicinity of the use or to the public welfare. That the propose use will not substantially adversely impair the use, enjoyment or market value of any surrounding property.