Agenda - Planning Commission - 12/02/2004

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Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon replied the vehicles are removed from the property as the inventow goes down. Mayor Gamec commented the property owner maintained the property yew well, and the vehicles were removed early in the spring of this year. Motion by Councilmember Pearson, seconded by Councilmember Cook, to adopt Resolution #04-10-3!8 adopting Findings of Fact #0705 relating to a request from Bruce Volk for an interim use permit for outdoor storage as a secondary, principal use at 14165 Ramsey Blvd. Motion came& Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Pearson, Cook, Kurak, Strormnen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Absent: CouncilmemberElvig. Motion by Councilmember Pearson, seconded by Councihnember Cook, to approve adopting Resolution #04-10-329 declaring terms of the Interim Use Pen*nit to allow for outdoor storage as a secondary principal use at 14165 Rarnsey Blvd., based on the findings of fact, until August I, 2005. Motion camed. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councihnembers Pearson, Cook, .K, urak, Strommen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Etvig. Case #I0: Request for an Interim Use Permit to Allow for the Operation of a Church in the E-1 Employment District; Case of St. Katherine Drexel Catholic Community. Assistant Co~rununity Development Director Trudgeon explained the City has received an application fbr an Interim Use Penmt from the St. Katherine Drexel Catholic Community to allow fbr the operation of a tempora~ church facility in an area zoned E-1 Employment District. The applicant is proposing to utilize 1.3,440 square feet of the building located at 6390 McKinley Street. The applicant is proposing to remodel the warehouse to have a worship area as well as pari.sh ofrices. It is the City's understanding that the applicafit is actively looking fbr N:operty in Ramsey on which to construct a permanent facility. The E-1 Employment Zoning District does not expressly permit churches or other places of worship. The E-1 Employment Zoning District does allow for ofrices as a permitted use. The applicant has asked for at least a three-yem' interim Use Permit to allow for the operation of a church in the E-1 Zoning District; City Code states that an Interim Use Permit can be ~-anted up to a maximum of five years. It is staffs and the Planning Colnmission's feeling that the City Council allow for the Interim Use Permit to be granted for a total of five years. Allowing for the Interim Use Permit to be in effect for the full five years will allow the applicant to have the needed flexibility in securing the property and constructing a pem~anent facility. Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon stated staff has reviewed the use and finds that it is compatible with the surrounding area. The majority of activity contemplated by the applicant will occur on Sunday or during the evenings when most of the sun'ounding P56 CiD' Council/October 26, 2004 Page 12 of 15