Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/10/2015

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Councilmember moved for the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLUTION #15-09-225 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT #0952 RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR AN AMENDED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN EXPANSION OF THE GREEN VALLEY GREENHOUSE OPERATION IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. WHEREAS, Brad Wolf, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", has properly applied for an amended Conditional Use Permit to allow for the expansion of the greenhouse operations on the property generally known as 6530 Green Valley Road and legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block 1 Rowe Addition, together with the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 32, Range 25, except that part platted as Rowe Addition, Anoka County, Minnesota (the "Subject Property"). NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1. That the Applicant appeared before the Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 117-51 of the Ramsey City Code on September 10, 2015, and that said public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated by reference. 2. That the subject property is located in the R-1 Residential (MUSA) District. 3. That the surrounding parcels are zoned R-1 Residential (MUSA). 4. That commercial garden nurseries or greenhouses with buildings are conditional uses in the R-1 Residential District. 5. That the Subject Property is approximately forty (40) acres in size and is surrounded by parcels of similar size. 6. That on July 31, 1990, the City issued a Conditional Use Permit to the Subject Property to expand the lawful non -conforming greenhouse use, which was initiated in 1977, to increase the size of the warehouse from 4,050 square feet to 8,910 square feet and add another 13,000 square feet of greenhouse space. 7. That on November 28, 2000, the City Council approved an amendment to the Conditional Use Permit to add a 528 square foot permanent accessory structure to the greenhouse operation. 8. That on September 27, 2005, the City Council approved an amendment to the Conditional Use Permit to expand the greenhouse operations to include bulk sales of landscape materials. 9. That the current building coverage, which includes all greenhouse structures, on the Subject Property is 572,446 square feet, the equivalent of thirty-three percent (33%) of building coverage.